The game of the third round of the group stage will take place on January 12 in Saudi Arabia. The main referee for the match has been appointed as Ammar Mahfoodh from Bahrain.
For Mahfoodh, this match will be his second in the tournament. In his debut match, he officiated the game between Korea and Iran, which ended in a 0:0 draw.
The referee has already officiated two matches involving the national team of Kyrgyzstan. In the autumn match of 2023, he refereed the game Malaysia - Kyrgyzstan, which ended with a score of 4:3, and in the spring match of 2024 — Kyrgyzstan - Chinese Taipei (5:1).
