THE World Cup is fast approaching and FIFA have announced that Mario Escobar will join the list of officials in Qatar.
The Guatemalan is one of eleven South American referees selected to officiate the tournament.
Here is all you need to know about him.
Who is Mario Escobar?
Mario Escobar was born in 1986.
He currently referees in the Guatemalan first division and has been a FIFA registered referee since 2013.
The 36-year-old was summoned to officiate at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Under-17 World Cup which took place in the same year.
He also has significant experience of tournament finals, taking charge of the Gold Cup final which saw Mexico beat the United States 1-0.
The following year he was handed the whistle for the CONCACAF Champions League final between UANL and Gareth Bales’s new team, Los Angeles FC.
