The Italian referee, Daniele Orsato, was chosen to lead the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between host Qatar and Ecuador, the day after tomorrow, Sunday, at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor city, according to what the International Federation (FIFA) announced.
FIFA said in a statement today, Friday, "At the age of 46, he is one of the most experienced referees in Europe, and has been supervising matches since 2010. He was a video assistant referee in the 2018 World Cup."
Qatar begins its participation in the World Cup by hosting the finals held for the first time in the Middle East, while Ecuador is in the finals for the fourth time.
The two teams fell into the first group, which includes the Netherlands, runner-up 3 times, and Senegal, the African champions, who received a painful blow by the injury of their star, Sadio Mane, the second best player in the world and the best African player.