FIFA Names Qatar's Abdulrahman Al Jassim as World Cup VAR

Zurich, April 30 (QNA) - FIFA has named Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim as one of 13 Video Assistant Referees (VAR) for the 2018 World Cup finals, which kicks off on June 14 in Russia. The choice of officials was "based on their experience as video match officials in their respective association and confederation competitions, in addition to their successful participation in several preparatory seminars and FIFA competitions, where they enhanced their VAR knowledge and skills by using the system," FIFA said in a statement. The list includes nine referees from Europe; three from Italy, two from each of Germany and Portugal, and one from Netherlands and another from Poland. The list also feature three referees from South America, while Al Jassim is the only official from Asia. "Each match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will have a VAR together with three assistants, AVAR1, AVAR2, AVAR3," FIFA said. "Some of the referees and assistant referees who have been selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will also act as video match officials during FIFA's flagship competition," the statement added. (QNA)