Bahraini international referee Ammar Mahfoudh and linesmen Nawaf Shaheen and Abdulla Saleh have been selected to officiate the match between Sri Lanka and Lebanon on October 15 in the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup 2030 joint qualifying.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has also appointed Bahraini Ismail Habib as fourth referee. The four referees have been named among the 2019 Asian elite.