Uruguayan Referee Tejera to Officiate South Korea's Second Match Against Mexico

A referee from Uruguay has been assigned to officiate the South Korean national football team's second group stage match against co-host Mexico at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA announced the officiating team on June 16 for the Group A match between South Korea and Mexico, which is scheduled to take place at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 19 at 10:00 a.m. (KST).

Gustavo Tejera of Uruguay will serve as the head referee.

The assistant referees will also be from Uruguay: Carlos Barreiro and Nicolas Taran.

The fourth official is Andres Rojas from Colombia, and the reserve assistant referee is also from Colombia, Alexander Guzman.

The officiating team consists of referees from countries that share Spanish as their native language, the same as the opposing team, Mexico.

Born in 1988, Tejera has been active as a referee since 2015 and became a FIFA international referee in 2018.

It is known that he also works as an insurance broker alongside his career as a football referee.

Tejera has officiated in various competitions, including the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, last year's U-20 World Cup, and the CONMEBOL club competitions, Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

According to Transfermarkt, a website specializing in football transfers and statistics, Tejera has officiated 344 matches across various tournaments and issued 1,733 yellow cards.

This averages to about five yellow cards per match, leading to assessments that he has a somewhat strict officiating style.

He has also issued 44 red cards.

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