Jordan da Argentina za rufe kamfe-kamfen ɗin su na Rukuni J a FIFA World Cup 2026, kuma an tabbatar da cewa alkalin wasa Istvan Kovacs daga Romania ne zai jagoranci wannan karshen wasan rukuni a Dallas Stadium, Arlington.

Argentina sun zo cikin kwazo, bayan sun riga sun tabbatar da matsayinsu a zagaye na 32 bisa dalilin nasarori biyu a jere da Lionel Messi ya jagoranta. Ga Jordan kuwa, wannan fita ce mai zafi — shigarta ta farko a tarihi a Kofin Duniya ta kare a matakin rukuni, kuma an riga an tabbatar da korar su.

Kovacs: alkalin wasa mai matsayin koli

Yana da shekaru 41, Kovacs yana kawo ƙwarewa mai girma ga wannan aikin, bayan ya jagoranci fiye da wasanni 600 a tsawon aikinsa. Jerin manyan wasannin da ya yi ba ƙaramin abu ba ne — ya jagoranci wasan semi-final na UEFA Champions League tsakanin Manchester City da Real Madrid a watan Afrilu 2022, sannan ya jagoranci wasan karshe tsakanin Paris Saint-Germain da Inter Milan a 2025.

Ya kuma jagoranci wasan karshe na farko na UEFA Conference League a 2022 da wasan karshe na UEFA Europa League na 2024, wanda ya tabbatar da shi a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin alkalai mafi amincewa a Turai a manyan taron.

A matakin ƙasa da ƙasa, Kovacs ya yi aiki a matsayin alkalin wasa na huɗu a Kofin Duniya na 2022 kuma ya jagoranci wasanni biyu na matakin rukuni a Euro 2024. Har ila yau, yana da girmamawa na jagorancin wasan tarihi na 1,000 a tarihin Kofin Duniya a gasar wannan lokacin rani — wasan tsakanin Tunisia da Japan.

Alkalin da ya shahara da tsauri

Kovacs yana da suna a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin alkalai mafi tsauri a duniyar kwallon ƙafa. A cikin wasanni 604, ya ba da katunan rawaya 3,154 — matsakaicin fiye da biyar a kowace wasa. Jimillar katunan ja ɗinsa ta kai 206, kuma yana riƙe da rikodin Gasar Zakarun Turai don katunan da yawa da aka nuna a wasa ɗaya.

Masu wasa na Jordan da Argentina za su tsammaci ƙarancin sassauci daga wannan Romaniya.

Cikakken ƙungiyar alkalai

Kovacs za a taimake shi da abokan aikinsa na Romania Mihai Marica da Ferencz Tunvogi. An nada Dahane Beida na Mauritania a matsayin Alkalin Video, yayin da Jerson Santos daga Angola ya kammala ƙungiyar a matsayin Mataimakin Alkalin Ajiya.