Al-Jassim to Officiate Iran, Palestine Match in AFC Asian Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Abdulrahman Al-Jassim has been appointed to officiate the match between Iran and Palestine in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
The match is scheduled to be held Sunday night at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Al-Jassim was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
He was appointed to be a Video Assistant Referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Al-Jassim, 36, was also appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
The FIFA Referees Committee appointed Abdulrahman for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar on November 14 as part of an all-Qatari trio of officials.
He refereed the match between Iran’s Persepolis and Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai FC in the final round of the 2020 AFC Champions League. He officiated the final between Liverpool and Flamengo at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha and also was appointed to the referee team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in his native Qatar.
