Ivo Méndez

Ivo Méndez (born 18 March 1991 ) is a Bolivian football referee, serving as a FIFA-listed referee since 2017.

Career Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Méndez began his refereeing career at a national level in Bolivia in 2012, by ascending to the FBF División Profesional –the country's top league– and leading his first match in December of that year between C.A. Nacional Potosí and C.D. Jorge Wilstermann. At local level, Méndez is considered one of the most important and renowned of his generation, and the Clásico Paceño between Club Bolívar and The Strongest.

Following his FIFA designation in 2017, Méndez began overseeing games at regional level, including the Copa Libertadores, where, as of February 2025, he had refereed a total of six matches, showing (in the first five games) 23 yellow cards and sanctioning two penalty kicks. the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, In senior national tournaments, he was also part of the officials at the 2024 Copa América held in the United States.

Selected record 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup – Indonesia Date Match Result Round 13 November 2023 – 3–0 Group stage 17 November 2023 – 5–0 Group stage 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup – Qatar Date Match Result Round 3 November 2025 – 6–0 Group stage 6 November 2025 – 0–3 Group stage 9 November 2025 – 2–0 Group stage 18 November 2025 – 3–2 Round of 16