According to Zhu Yi, the administrator of the Chinese section of Transfermarkt, a Malaysian refereeing team will officiate the match between the national team and Australia.
Zhu Yi wrote on social media:
2026 World Cup Qualifiers (Asia) – Australia vs China Referee List:
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
First Assistant Referee: Mohamad Zairul (Malaysia)
Second Assistant Referee: Mohamad Mu Azi (Malaysia)
Fourth Official: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
Video Assistant Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Assistant to the Video Assistant Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)
The matches officiated by Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin as the referee involving Chinese teams include:
2023-24 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage – Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) 1-0 Shandong Taishan
2023-24 AFC Champions League Group Stage – Wuhan Three Towns 2-1 Hanoi FC (Vietnam)
2023-24 AFC Champions League Group Stage – Buriram United (Thailand) 4-1 Zhejiang FC
The video referee team is identical to that of the China-Saudi Arabia match.
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