Slovko Vincic, 45-year-old Slovenian referee, is scheduled to oversee the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
The Athletic states Vincic has never overseen a Spain loss or an victory for Argentina in earlier games.
Yahoo Sports covers Vincic was involved in a prison case in 2020 linked to Slavko Vinič, where Tijana Ajfon was detained with Vinič.
The case involved details that came back during recent media scrutiny ahead of the event.