KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysian referee Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin has been chosen to officiate at the Under-20 World Cup 2025, slated to be held in Chile from Sept 27 to Oct 19.
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Muhammad Zairul Khalil Tan and Mohamad Mu’azi Zainal Abidin have also been appointed as assistant referees.
"We want to congratulate the trio and wish them all the best in carrying out their duties at the championship.
"FAM's top leadership also wants to thank FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for their faith in Malaysian referees. We consider it a huge honour and recognition of our efforts to empower the standard of refereeing,” FAM said in a statement today.
Muhammad Nazmi was earlier chosen as FIFA's World Cup Candidate 2026, namely as one of the main referees for the 2026 World Cup, which the United States, Canada and Mexico will jointly host.
He was also the first Malaysian referee to officiate a match in the Asian Champions League (ACL), which uses the video assistant referee (VAR) technology.
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