The refereeing committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed an arbitration team under the leadership of World Cup referee Mohammed Abdullah Hassan with the help of assistant referees Mohammed Ahmed Yousif, Hassan Al-Muhri and Ammar Al-Junaibi. The third in the Asian Cup 2019, hosted by the UAE during the period from January 5 to February 1 with the participation of 24 teams.

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan was one of the referees who led the 2018 World Cup in Russia.