The referee team for the match between Vietnam and Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at My Dinh Stadium on November 21 has been determined. Specifically, the main referee is Mr. Al Marri Abdulla (Qatar). The two assistants are Khalaf Khaled and Alshammari Faisal (Qatar). The fourth referee is Albadowe Ahmad Bin Ahmad (Singapore).
Referee Al Marri Abdulla will officiate the match between Vietnam and Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Photo: Getty).
Al Marri Abdulla has officiated 38 matches in the past five years, including several international matches such as Iceland vs Estonia, Sweden vs Finland, Oman vs Ecuador. Notably, he did not issue any red cards.
In the past, Mr. Al Marri Abdulla worked in the match between Vietnam and Australia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers at My Dinh Stadium on September 7, 2021 as a VAR referee.
The Vietnam team will face Iraq on November 21 at My Dinh Stadium (Photo: AFC).
In the 27th minute, Hong Duy kicked the ball and hit an Australian player's hand in the penalty area. In the VAR room, referee Al Marri Abdulla signaled to his compatriot Abdulrahman Al-Jassim to look at the VAR screen. However, Mr. Al-Jassim did not award the Vietnamese team a penalty.
Referee Al Marri Abdulla also worked in the VAR room during the match between the Netherlands women's team and the Portugal women's team at the 2023 Women's World Cup. These are two opponents in the same group as the Vietnam women's team at that tournament.
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