According to Ma Dexing, a senior reporter for the sports newspaper “Titan Weekly”, Jassim, a referee from Qatar, will officiate the World Cup qualifier match between China and Japan, which will take place on September 5th. In previous matches he has officiated, China has lost every time.
The 36-year-old Jassim is a well-known Qatari referee who has officiated many major tournaments, including the World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. In the previous round of World Cup qualifiers, Jassim was the main referee for the match between China and South Korea, a key game for China played at home.
After only 10 minutes into the game, Hwang Hee-chan entered China’s penalty area and there was suspicion of him kicking a player, but Jassim ruled that Zhu Chenjie had fouled first and awarded a penalty to South Korea, giving them a 0-1 lead. This sparked strong dissatisfaction among Chinese fans.
Prior to this, in 2019, Jassim officiated the Asian Cup match between China and South Korea, again awarding a controversial penalty to South Korea, which resulted in a 0-2 loss for China. He has also officiated the 2020 World Cup qualifier between China and Japan (0-2 loss for China) and the 2019 Asian Cup match between China and Iran (0-3 loss for China). In all the matches he has officiated, China has lost.
In addition, in club-level matches, Jassim has frequently made controversial decisions against Shanghai Port when officiating their matches in the AFC Champions League, drawing criticism from fans.
It has also been reported that the September 10th World Cup qualifier between China and Saudi Arabia will be refereed by Gurmurodi, a “young whistle” from Tajikistan.
This article is from a user submission and does not represent the views of Soccer News Pick. If you repost it, please indicate the source: https://www.soccernewspick.com/other/19974.html
