Doha, January 29 (Bernama) — National elite referee Mohammad Nazmi Nasaruddin has been selected to referee the 2023 Asian Cup (Round of 16) match between Uzbekistan and Thailand, to be played tomorrow at Al Janoub Stadium here. .

Mohammad Nazmi will be supported by two other assistant referees from Malaysia, namely Mohammad Zair Khalil Tan and Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rashid.

The appointment of a Malaysian referee for the match between Uzbekistan and Thailand was confirmed by Malaysia’s Subhidin Mohd Saleh (former World Cup referee), an expert in refereeing technology for Asian Cup tournaments, after being contacted by Bernama. It was done.

For tomorrow’s match, Omar Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Alari from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be in charge of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), and Khalid Saleh H. Alturais from Saudi Arabia will be his assistant. .

Thailand, who have qualified for the round of 16 of the Asian Cup for the second year in a row, will be given the chance to become the first country from Southeast Asia to reach the quarter-finals after Indonesia were eliminated with a 4-0 loss to Australia. become. , Yesterday.

Meanwhile, Uzbekistan will aim to advance to the quarterfinals for the fourth time and the semifinals for the first time.

Earlier, Mohammad Nazmi was also assisted by Mohammad Zairul and Mohd Arif when he was assigned to officiate the final Group D match between Iraq and Vietnam, which ended up being won by Iraq ( 3-2), resulting in victory for Vietnam’s Quart Van Khanh. Red card by the referee.

— Bernama

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