Law Referee On The Route To Wc 2018: Phase 1, Focus On Afc

2018 FIFA World Cup is coming. Just a few weeks as well as all fans volition taste fantastic days of football game at top level. We wishing an first-class officiating. Waiting for the tournament, nosotros desire to analyze, footstep yesteryear step, refereeing's perspectives. First focus is dedicated to AFC. 

The next officials volition move purpose of 2018 WC coming from AFC:

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (KSA)
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Mohamed (UAE)
Referee: Ryuji Sato (JPN)
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (BHR)
Assistant Referee: Abdullah Al-Shalawi (KSA)
Assistant Referee: Mohammed Al-Abakry (KSA)

Assistant Referee: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Assistant Referee: Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN)
Assistant Referee: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (UZB)
Assistant Referee: Jakhongir Saidov (UZB)
Assistant Referee: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee: Toru Sagara (JPN)
Assistant Referee: Yaser Tulefat (BHR)
Video Assistant Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)

The start opened upward interrogation is nearly Saudi Fahad Al Mirdasi. The referee has been reported every bit guilty of match-fixing attempt, yesteryear shout out for coin to a president of a squad from his country, earlier officiating the national loving cup final. Following this fact, the referee has been officially banned for life yesteryear Saudi federation. What nosotros tin underline is that FIFA has non soundless taken an official position, later having asked for to a greater extent than info. Without doubts, it is instantly hard to imagine that the Saudi could officiate games at WC, despite what has happened. In whatever case, nosotros promise to know to a greater extent than nearly this issue, fourth dimension is passing as well as an official contestation yesteryear FIFA should follow soon. What nosotros don't empathize is the fact that later this official contestation yesteryear Saudi federation, absolutely cipher has followed inwards damage of farther infos.  So nosotros tin dominion Fahad Al Mirdasi out from the list. Difficult to estimate what could hand off alongside both assistant referees who were inwards the same trio. Maybe they volition remain at habitation every bit well, or, inwards alternative, they volition move matched to roughly other referee. We volition see.

In damage of experience, AFC has for certain inwards Ravshan Irmatov the best representative. The referee from Uzbekistan, FIFA from 2003, volition attend his 3rd World Cup. In add-on to that, he has likewise attended many other FIFA tournaments. The start experience at WC, inwards 2010, was amazing. The Uzbek showed to a greater extent than than oustanding performances, officiating v games: iii grouping phase matches, a quarterfinal as well as a semifinal. In 2014 his participation to WC, despite of the fact that he was to a greater extent than experienced, was non therefore expert similar the start one. He officiated 4 games, but overall the marker of his officiating was definitely non the same every bit the previous edition. In whatever case, he stays instantly every bit real potent name, likewise inwards damage of trust yesteryear committee.  In illustration of expert performances, he is for certain the alone shout out from Asia who tin arrive at the final assignment.

Iranian Alireza Faghani is roughly other real experienced official from the Asian continent: differently from Irmatov, he volition attend his start WC every bit mind referee. However, he was likewise inwards Brazil 4 years ago, but working alone every bit 4th official. Indeed, at that time, he was a prospect for the future. In the recent 4 years, Faghani has impressed inwards the FIFA tournaments he has attended: nosotros tin refer 2 terminal assignments. He has been the human inwards the middle for Club World Cup inwards 2015 as well as therefore for Olympic tournament inwards 2016. He has gained a big trust yesteryear committee. His in conclusion participation to a FIFA tournament has been the Confederations Cup ane twelvemonth agone inwards Russia. In this occasion, he didn't show, according to our opinion, the same performances every bit the previous tournaments, but taking everything into work concern human relationship he is soundless a real reliable referee as well as he volition larn for certain expert games inwards illustration of expected performances. Possible for him, without doubts, to arrive at KO stage.

Nawaf Shukralla from Bahrain has officiated 2 games at the previous WC inwards Brazil. He is for certain a reliable referee, but differently from the other options, nosotros stimulate got the feeling that the trust yesteryear FIFA committee, at to the lowest degree earlier this WC, is non the same every bit the previously mentioned colleagues from the same confederation. What surprised us 4 years agone was the fact that he got the start game of the tournament when the grouping phase was nearly to finish. He was expert as well as he got a minute game a few days after, but nosotros intend that this fourth dimension he should create out more. There is alone an assistant referee from his country, but the sensation is that he volition larn roughly other assistant referee, to officiate games. Difficult to encounter him inwards KO stage, this should hand off alone inwards illustration of very, real expert performances. Basically, however, he tin definitely stimulate got a ameliorate grouping phase than 2014.   

Japanese Ryuji Sato is real probable planned to move a reserve referee, but nosotros can't give it for sure. This volition move the start World Cup, later having officiated roughly games at FIFA Youth tournaments inwards both 2015 (U20) as well as 2017 (U17) as well as a game at Olympic Tournament (2016). Toru Sagara, every bit already reported, volition the alone assistant referee from the same country. In illustration of appointments every bit mind referee, nosotros don't encounter him inwards KO stage, but for certain a expert appearance inwards grouping stage tin move the target.

Mohammed Abdulla Mohamed from the United Arab Emirates volition move without doubts, inwards this illustration nosotros tin move quite sure, a reserve referee, alongside fourth-official duties. He has officiated games inwards 2 FIFA youth tournaments but cipher to a greater extent than than that. Like Sato, in that place volition move alone ane assistant referee from his province as well as real probable they volition move together inwards the appointments every bit 4th as well as 5th official respectively. 

Finally, Abdulrahman Al Jassim from Qatar volition acquit out VAR duties every bit the alone official from this confederation to produce that. 

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