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According to FIFA, the list of referees for the first and second rounds of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers has been finalized. The Chinese men's national football team will face the "hard-hitting referee" Abdulrahman Jassim from Qatar in their first away game against Japan on September 5. Moreover, all members of the referee team are from Qatar.

In the second round, the Chinese national football team will face Saudi Arabia at home and will encounter the "green referee" Gulmurodi from Tajikistan, who has only 17 international matches of experience. This will be the first time for the Tajik referee to officiate a match for the Chinese team.

According to FIFA, the list of referees for the first and second rounds of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers has been finalized. The Chinese men's national football team will face the "hard-hitting referee" Abdulrahman Jassim from Qatar in their first away game against Japan on September 5. Moreover, all members of the referee team are from Qatar.

In the second round, the Chinese national football team will face Saudi Arabia at home and will encounter the "green referee" Gulmurodi from Tajikistan, who has only 17 international matches of experience. This will be the first time for the Tajik referee to officiate a match for the Chinese team.

In the matches that Jasim refereed, the Chinese team lost all the matches.

Jasim turned 37 in October this year and is highly regarded by the Asian Football Confederation. Many Chinese fans will remember the most recent match that Jasim officiated for the Chinese national football team. It was the second round of the World Cup qualifiers against South Korea in Shenzhen last November. Just 10 minutes into the match, Hwang Hee-chan broke into the Chinese team's penalty area and was suspected of kicking someone, but Jasim, the referee, judged that Zhu Chenjie had committed a foul first and awarded a penalty to South Korea. Son Heung-min scored the penalty and helped South Korea take an early 1-0 lead, and eventually won by three goals. Jasim's officiating in this match caused strong dissatisfaction among Chinese fans.