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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 2, Matchday 1)

16 November 2023

Syria - Korea DPR
Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS)
Fourth Official: Zhang Lei (CHN)

Kuwait – India
Referee: Shaun Evans (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick (AUS)
Fourth Official: Alex King (AUS)

Qatar – Afghanistan
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (TJK)
Assistant Referee 1: Akmal Buriev (TJK)
Assistant Referee 2: Siddikzod Husravi (TJK)
Fourth Official: Sajecon Zajniddinov (TJK)

Japan – Myanmar
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronnie Koh (SIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdul Hannan (SIN)
Fourth Official: Liu Kwok Man (HKG)

Korea – Singapore
Referee: Bijan Heidari
Assistant Referee 1: Saeid Ghasemi
Assistant Referee 2: Alireza Ildorom
Fourth Official: Payam Heidari

Thailand – China
Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Majid HAl Shammari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Yousif Hasan (IRQ)

Malaysia – Kyrgyzstan
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (BHR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Salman (BHR)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulla Saleh (BHR)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Khalil (BHR)

Oman – Chinese Taipei
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)
Assistant Referee 1: Vafo Karaev (TJK)
Assistant Referee 2: Xasan Karimov (TJK)
Fourth Official: Sadam Omara (JOR)

Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Kota Watanabe (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Takumi Takagi (JPN)
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara (JPN)

Iran – Hong Kong
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)
Assistant Referee 1: Zairul Tan (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Arif Rasid (MAS)
Fourth Official: Yaasin Hanafiah (MAS)

Philippines – Vietnam
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (UBZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Ruslan Serazitdinov (UBZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Alisher Usmanov (UBZ)
Fourth Official: Wiwat Jumpaoon (THA)

Iraq – Indonesia
Referee: Ahmed Darwish (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Rashdi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Yaser Al Murshidi (UAE)
Fourth Official: Ahmad Alaeddin (LBN)

Tajikistan – Jordan
Referee: Ali Al Qaysi (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Hayder Ali (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ameer Hussein (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Zaid Mohammed (IRQ)

Saudi Arabia – Pakistan
Referee: Hanna Hattab (SYR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ali Ahmad (SYR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Kazzaz (SYR)
Fourth Official: Wissam Rabie (SYR)

UAE – Nepal
Referee: Dilan Perera (SRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Palitha Hemathunga (SRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sanjeewa Premalal (SRI)
Fourth Official: Feras Taweel (SYR)

Yemen – Bahrain
Referee: Kim Hee-Gon (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kang Dong-Ho (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kwak Seung-Soon (KOR)
Fourth Official: Choi Hyun-Jae (KOR)

Australia – Bangladesh
Referee: Axrol Riskullayev (UBZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shayusupov (UBZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrey Sapenko (UBZ)
Fourth Official: Crystal John (IND)

Lebanon – Palestine
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf (JOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Roalle (JOR)
Fourth Official: Ahmad Ibrahim (JOR)