On the 9th, the FIFA Referee Committee announced the list of referees for the 2023 Women's World Cup, and Chinese referee Xie Lijun was selected as an assistant referee.
The 2023 Women's World Cup will be held from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. There are 33 referees, 55 assistants and 19 video referees in the list released by FIFA.
Selected for the list of assistant referees Xie Lijun from Sichuan, has enforced a number of domestic and international matches, 2022 participated in a number of domestic and international matches.U17 Women's World Cup enforcement.
FIFA said that all the candidates are referees who have excelled in international and domestic competitions in recent years, and that the level of each referee has been rigorously investigated and screened.
Chinese referees Ma Ning, Shi Xiang and Cao Yi were included in the list of referees at the 2022 Men's Football World Cup in Qatar, the first time Chinese referees have taken part in Men's Football World Cup enforcement in 20 years. Ma Ning is the fourth official for the six group matches, while Shi Xiang and Cao Yi are the alternate referees for three matches.
