Korea-Iraq match referee revealed, Japanese referee Yusuke Araki... Whistle in last year's Palestinian away draw

Korea-Iraq match referee revealed, Japanese referee Yusuke Araki... Whistle in last year's Palestinian away draw

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The referee who will host the match between Korea and Iraq was revealed.

The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, is set to play away to Iraq in the ninth round of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Basra National Stadium at 3:15 a.m. on the 6th (Korea time).

Korea is currently leading Group B with 16 points (4 wins and 4 draws out of 8 matches), but it is still difficult to feel safe about going to the World Cup finals as it is only three points apart from second-ranked Jordan. If it loses one point, it can give room for pursuit not only to second-ranked Jordan but also to third-ranked Iraq. It needs one point and more performance to confirm its advance to the World Cup finals in North and Central America. 토토사이트

This is a very important match for Korea. Moreover, at Basra National Stadium, where the match will take place, 60,000 spectators are expected to cheer for Iraq unilaterally, and the atmosphere of the match is expected to have a significant impact on the outcome. It can be said that the match requires accurate judgment.

Japanese referee Yusuke Araki will be in charge of the whistle of the match. He is 39 years old this year and has been an international referee since 2015. Korea played an away match against Palestine on November 19 last year, and brought up four warnings. At the time, Korea drew 1-1 with Palestine after a rather lethargic game.

Umpire Araki has played a total of seven matches in the Asian qualifying round for the U.S.-North Korea World Cup, and so far, he has taken the whistle in Group A except for the Palestine-Korea match. So far, he has taken out 21 yellow cards, and he has been sent off only once.