This is the second match in this year's U23 Asian Championship that referee Payam Heydari has officiated, featuring the Vietnam U23 team.
Iranian referee Payam Heydari will officiate the quarter-final match between Vietnam U23 and UAE U23 (Photo: Getty).
Previously, this Iranian referee officiated the match where Vietnam U23 defeated Kyrgyzstan U23 2-1 on January 9th, in the group stage. In that match, Payam Heydari awarded a penalty to the Kyrgyzstan U23 team. Khuất Văn Khang successfully converted the penalty.
Referee Payam Heydari was born in 1987. He began his refereeing career in 2014 and was awarded FIFA refereeing in 2015. Besides officiating matches in Iran's domestic league, Payam Heydari is also a familiar face in continental tournaments such as the AFC Champions League and the U20 or U23 Asian Championships.
Previously, Payam Heydari officiated the match where Vietnam U23 defeated Kyrgyzstan U23 2-1 in the group stage of this year's tournament (Photo: AFC).
The assistant referees for the U23 Vietnam vs. U23 UAE match at 10:30 PM tomorrow (January 16th) are Farhad Farhadpoor and Ali Ahmadi (from Iran). The fourth official will be Faisal Sulaiman (from Saudi Arabia).
The VAR referee for the upcoming match is Muhammad Taqi (from Singapore). The VAR assistant referee is Iida Jumpei (from Japan).
The match between Vietnam U23 and UAE U23 will take place at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
AFC U23 Asian Championship 2026 schedule
Quarter-finals
6:30 PM on January 16th: Japan U23 vs. Jordan U23
10:30 PM on January 16th: Vietnam U23 vs. UAE U23
6:30 PM on January 17th: Uzbekistan U23 vs. China U23
10:30 PM on January 17th: U23 Australia vs. U23 South Korea
Semi-finals
6:30 PM on January 20th: Japan U23/Jordan U23 vs. Australia U23/South Korea U23
10:30 PM on January 20th: Vietnam U23/UAE U23 vs. Uzbekistan U23/China U23
Third-place match (10 PM, January 23rd): The two teams that lost in the semi-finals.
Final: (10 PM on January 24th): The two winning teams from the semi-finals
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