Iranian referee Alireza Faghani officiated the match between Vietnam and Jordan

This referee is no stranger to Vietnamese fans, because this "man in black" was the one who officiated the second leg of the AFF Cup 2018 final between Vietnam and Malaysia at My Dinh Stadium on December 15.

In this match, referee Alireza Faghani showed 10 yellow cards, 6 for the home team, 4 of which were shown after the first 30 minutes of play. At the end of the match, the Iranian referee also showed a red card to a Malaysian player.

Referee Alireza Faghani gave goalkeeper Dang Van Lam a rather confusing yellow card in the second leg of the 2018 AFF Cup final.

Alireza Faghani has been a FIFA referee since 2008 and has refereed more than 115 international matches. He was also named Asia's best referee in 2016 and 2018.

Referee Alireza Faghani was also appointed to officiate four matches at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, including Germany vs Mexico, Serbia vs Brazil in the group stage, France vs Argentina in the round of 16 and the third-place match between Belgium and England.

Alireza Faghani was later voted as one of the best referees of the World Cup that year. The matches he officiated were very tense but without any controversy.

Not only that, this 41-year-old referee also "weighed the scales" for several other important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 Asian Cup final and the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final.

According to schedule, the match between Vietnam and Jordan in the round of 16 of the 2019 Asian Cup will take place at 6:00 p.m. on January 20 (Vietnam time), at Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai.