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Qatar’s Al Jassim to officiate at 2017 FIFA Club World Cup

Published: 25 Oct 2017 - 12:19 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 01:41 am
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The international football governing body (FIFA) has chosen Qatari international referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim (pictured) to officiate at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held from December 6 to 16.
Al Jassim will be the only Arab referee to participate in the World Cup, where he will be part of the refereeing team responsible for video technology with six other international referees.

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