DUSHANBE, 14.11.2023 (NIAT Khovar) – The names of officials — referees, referee inspectors and commissioners who will serve the November matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with the participation of the Tajik national football team — have become known.

The match of the first round of the second stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifier in Group G between Tajikistan and Jordan will be served by a refereeing team from Iraq. The main referee will be 46-year-old FIFA referee Ali Sabah Addai Al-Qaisi. He will be assisted by his compatriots — assistant FIFA referees Haider Abdulhasan Ali Ubaidi and Amir Dawood Hussein Al-Windawi. Zaid Tamer Mohammed will be the backup referee. Saad Al-Fadhli from Kuwait will inspect the work of the referees, and Yun Mun Chuen from Hong Kong will be a match commissioner. The match will take place on November 16 at the Dushanbe Central Republican Stadium at 18:00 local time.

The match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Pakistan and Tajikistan will be served by a team of referees from Japan. Yusuke Araki was appointed main referee. Jun Mihara and Kota Watanabe will assist him on the lines. The backup referee will be Duy Lan Ngo from Vietnam. Kadhum Auda Lazim Al-Saedi from Iraq was appointed as the referee inspector, and Alim Arifov from Uzbekistan was appointed as the match commissioner. This match will take place on November 21 at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad at 14:00 local time.