Emirati Referee Appointed as FIFA Instructor for World Cup 2026

The UAE FA announced that former referee Mohammed Abdullah Hassan will be an instructor for the 2026 World Cup. Additionally, an Emirati team will officiate an AFC Champions League match.

United Arab Emirates. The UAE Football Association announced that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has officially selected former international referee Mohammed Abdullah Hassan as an instructor for referees at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. In a related development, the Asian Football Confederation has appointed an Emirati refereeing team, comprising international referee Omar Al Ali, assistant referee Mohammed Ahmed Yousuf, and video assistant referee Mohammed Obaid Khadem, to officiate the quarter-final match of the AFC Champions League Elite between Qatar's Al-Sadd and Japan's Vissel Kobe.

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