FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – AFC (Round 3, Matchday 1)

5 September 2024

Uzbekistan – Korea DPR
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf OMA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri OMA
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA
Fourth Official: Kassem Al-Hatmi OMA
VAR: Abdullah Jamali KUW
AVAR: Hashem Al Ibrahim KUW

Australia – Bahrain
Referee: Omar Al Ali UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Jasem Al Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani KUW
VAR: Mohamed Mohd UAE
AVAR: Abdullah Al Kandari KUW

Japan – China
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim QAT
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri QAT
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al Maqaleh QAT
Fourth Official: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile QAT
VAR: Meshal Al Shamary KSA
AVAR: Mohammed Ahmed QAT

Korea – Palestine
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Schetinin AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham AUS
Fourth Official: Adam Kersey AUS
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS

Iran – Kyrgyzstan
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Jun Mihara JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Kota Watanabe JPN
Fourth Official: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
VAR: Hiroyuki Kimura JPN
AVAR: Jumpei Iida JPN

Iraq – Oman
Referee: Khalid Al Turais KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Fourth Official: Faisal Alblwi KSA
VAR: Abdullah Al-Shehri KSA
AVAR: Ibrahim Al Dakheel KSA

Qatar – UAE
Referee: Shaun Evans AUS
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Owen Goldrick AUS
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro AUS
VAR: Alexander King AUS
AVAR: Kearney Robinson AUS

Jordan – Kuwait
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al Rashedi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Sabet Al Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Ahmed Issa UAE
VAR: Yahya Al-Mulla UAE
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

Saudi Arabia – Indonesia
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Al Kalaf JOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Al Roalle JOR
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al Ali KUW
VAR: Abdulla Al Marri QAT
AVAR: Mohammed Al Shammari QAT