The International Football Federation (FIFA) announced on Thursday the lists of the selected match officials for the upcoming 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup games, including two Moroccans.
Moroccan referees, Redouane Jiyed and Adil Zourak are set to lead VAR for the sporting event’s upcoming games.
“36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials (VMOs) have been chosen in close cooperation with the six confederations, based on their quality and the performances delivered at FIFA tournaments as well as at other international and domestic competitions in recent years,” said FIFA in its press release.
“As always, the criteria we have used is ‘quality first’ and the selected match officials represent the highest level of refereeing worldwide,” said the chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina.
“The 2018 World Cup was very successful, partly because of the high standard of refereeing, and we will do our best to be even better in a few months in Qatar,” he added in the press release.
The upcoming 2022 Qatar World Cup games are set to take place between November 21 and December 18.
The national team was drawn together with Croatia, Belgium, and Canada, part of Group F.
Morocco is set to face off Croatia first on November 23, then Belgium on November 27, and Canada on December 1.
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