[3] In 2021, he officiated three games, including the semi-final, at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, and in 2022, he was appointed to the 36-referee squad for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, accompanied by assistants Michael Orué and Jesús Sánchez.
[8] At the Copa Libertadores game between Club Always Ready from Bolivia and Boca Juniors from Argentina in May 2022, he was at the center of a controversy.
Always Ready representatives accused Ortega of taking advantage, while Boca Juniors stated that the gifts were a standard gesture.
[10] Ortega received additional criticism during the 2024 Copa America match between the United States and Uruguay.
[11][12] Ortega made several contentious calls, including allowing a fast free kick to be taken by Uruguay while he had begun issuing a yellow card to Chris Richards.