Abdulrahman Al-Jassim

Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
Al-Jassim at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Full name Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim[1]
Born (1987-10-14) 14 October 1987[1]
Qatar[1]
International
Years League Role
2013– FIFA Referee
AFC Referee

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الجاسم; born 14 October 1987) is a Qatari football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2013.

Career

He was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[2][3] Al-Jassim was appointed to be a Video Assistant Referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4][5] Al-Jassim was also appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[6] He was also the AFC Champions League referee. In June 2019 it was announced that Al-Jassim would officiate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup as part of a referee exchange program between CONCACAF and the AFC, which had previously seen Mexican referee César Arturo Ramos in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[7] The FIFA Referees Committee appointed Abdulrahman for 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar on 14 November as part of an all-Qatari trio of officials.[8] He officiated the final between Liverpool and Flamengo at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.[9][10] He was appointed to the referee team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in his native Qatar.[11]

Record

2019 AFC Asian Cup – United Arab Emirates
DateMatchVenueRound
8 January 2019 Iraq –  VietnamAbu DhabiGroup stage
16 January 2019 South Korea –  ChinaAbu DhabiGroup stage
21 January 2019 Australia –  UzbekistanAl AinRound of 16
24 January 2019 China –  IranAbu DhabiQuarter-finals
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup – United States
DateMatchVenueRound
19 June 2019 Cuba –  MartiniqueDenverGroup stage
26 June 2019 Panama –  United StatesKansas CityGroup stage
2 July 2019 Haiti –  MexicoGlendaleSemi-finals
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
DateMatchVenueRound
21 November 2022 United States –  WalesAl RayyanGroup Stage
17 December 2022 Croatia –  MoroccoAl RayyanMatch for third place
2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar
DateMatchVenueRound
14 January 2024 Iran –  PalestineAl RayyanGroup stage
2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite – Saudi Arabia
DateMatchVenueRound
3 May 2025Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli – Japan Kawasaki FrontaleJeddahFinal
2026 FIFA World Cup – Canada/United States/Mexico
DateMatchVenueRound
17 June 2026 Portugal –  DR CongoHoustonGroup Stage
27 June 2026  Panama –  England New York/New Jersey Group Stage

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Qatar - Abdulrahman Al Jassim - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Match officials for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 appointed". FIFA.com. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Rep. 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup - News - 36 referees and 63 assistant referees appointed as Russia 2018 Match Officials". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Largest-ever cast of match officials appointed for UAE 2019". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "List of Appointed Match Officials" (PDF). FIFA.
  9. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup finals to have all-Qatari referee trio". menafn.com.
  10. ↑ "Qatar's Al Jassim to blow the whistle at title decider". menafn.com.
  11. ↑ Hussain, Fawad (1 November 2022). "FIFA referee Al Jassim relishing home World Cup challenge". The Peninsula.