Japanese referee to officiate at Vietnam vs UAE match
A team of referees from Japan will officiate at the upcoming match between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their World Cup 2020 qualifier at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 14, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.
Hanoi (VNA) - A team of referees from Japan will officiate at theupcoming match between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in theirWorld Cup 2020 qualifier at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 14, the AsianFootball Confederation (AFC) has announced.
JumpeiIida will be the match referee. Iida is a familiar referee to manyVietnamese football fans having previously taken charge of Vietnam’s 1-0victory against Thailand in the King’s Cup in June this year.
Inaddition, the Japanese referee also took charge of Hanoi FC’s fixture againstThanh Hoa in the V.League 1 in 2017.
Havingfirst qualified as a FIFA referee in 2011, Iida has gained plenty of experienceat Asian tournaments, including the AFC Champions League, the Asian Cup,and several World Cup 2018 qualifiers in the Asian region.
The AFCalso announced that, following the UAE tie, a team of referees from Omanhas been appointed to officiate Vietnam’s clash with Thailand. The crunchmatch will take place at My Dinh Stadium on November 19 with AhmedAl-Kaf serving as match referee.
Al-Kaf took charge of two games involving the Vietnamese team at the AFCU23 Championship 2018 finals, including the game against Syria in thegroup stages and Uzbekistan in the finals.
At theAsian Cup 2019 finals, Al-Kaf was the referee as Vietnam beat Yemen 2-0./.
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Referee Jumpei Iida. (Photo AFC) 
