On September 10, the Asian World Cup qualifiers, China will face Saudi Arabia. According to reporter Ma Dexing, the match will be officiated by Tajik referee Gulmurodi.
Ma Dexing wrote on social media: According to information from FIFA, the Chinese men’s national football team will host Saudi Arabia in Dalian on September 10 for the second round of the World Cup qualifier group stage. Gulmurodi, an elite referee from Tajikistan, will officiate the match. This will be the first time this Tajik referee has officiated a China match.
Born on December 2, 1990, Gulmurodi (Sadullo Gulmurodi) became an international referee in 2017. To date, Gulmurodi has officiated a total of 4 World Cup qualifiers, 1 Asian Cup, 1 U23 Asian Cup, 1 U20 Asian Cup, 1 Asian Cup qualifier and 1 Asian Cup, as well as 2 international A-level matches in Asia. He has also officiated 5 AFC Champions League matches. On August 13, in the AFC Elite League play-off match in the West Asian zone, Qatar’s Al-Gharafa won 1-0 at home against UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli, which was the most recent match that Gulmurodi officiated. In other words, he only has 17 international matches of experience and has never officiated a match involving a Chinese team. Therefore, Gulmurodi is a completely new face for both Chinese fans and the Chinese team.
It is understood that Gulmurodi’s two assistant referees are also from Tajikistan, Hasan Karimov and Vafo Kalayev. As Gulmurodi is the only Tajik elite referee in the AFC, the fourth official will be from Uzbekistan, while the Video Assistant Referee will be an old acquaintance of the Chinese team and fans, Siwakorn from Thailand.
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