Referee Faghani Alireza officiated the match between Vietnam and Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium.
On March 23, the Asian Football Confederation announced that referee Faghani Alireza (with dual Australian and Iranian citizenship) was appointed to officiate the match between Vietnam and Indonesia in the 4th match of Group F of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia at My Dinh Stadium on March 26. The two assistant referees in this match are George Larkrindis and Ryan Gallagher, both Australians; the 4th referee is Heidari Bijian, an Iranian national.
Mr. Faghani Alireza is a famous FIFA referee, who has refereed many matches in major tournaments such as Asian Cup, World Cup, FIFA Club World Cup... In the past, referee Faghani Alireza has refereed 02 matches of Vietnam National Team and the team won both times. Therefore, fans hope that Mr. Faghani Alireza will bring luck to help Vietnam National Team beat Indonesia.
Specifically, in the 02 matches that Mr. Faghani Alireza refereed, the Vietnam team beat Malaysia 1-0 in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2018 final. The remaining match was in the round of 16 of the Asian Cup 2019, the Vietnam team eliminated the Jordan team after winning 4-2 in the penalty shootout (1-1 draw in 120 minutes). With the Indonesia team , referee Faghani Alireza was associated with bad luck. The team of the archipelago lost 02 goals to the Malaysia team when Mr. Faghani Alireza was the main referee in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
After the recent 0-1 loss to Indonesia, the Vietnamese team must win the second leg at My Dinh Stadium to hope to qualify for the next round. After 3 matches in Group F, Iraq is firmly in first place with 9 points, Indonesia is in second place with 4 points, Vietnam is in third place with 3 points, and the Philippines is at the bottom of the table with 1 point.
According to qdnd.vn
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