'It was a very tough period' – Omar Artan breaks silence on World Cup setback as he makes UEFA Super Cup historyOmar Artan reflects on missing the 2026 World Cup as the Somali referee makes history with a UEFA Super Cup appointment. The Somali referee has now become the first non-European official appointed to referee the UEFA Super Cup. Omar Artan makes history with UEFA Super Cup appointmentOmar Artan in action at the 2025 Under-20 World Cup, a Fifa tournament. Photograph: Héctor Vivas/Fifa/Getty ImagesDespite missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Artan has since achieved another historic milestone. “I believe that CAF referees can learn a lot from UEFA, and UEFA referees can also learn a lot from CAF.