Current:Home > InvestWorld Cup referee Yoshimi Yamashita among first women match officials at Asian Cup -Wealth Evolution Experts
World Cup referee Yoshimi Yamashita among first women match officials at Asian Cup
View
Date:2025-04-27 21:22:21
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Referee Yoshimi Yamashita will return to Qatar to make more soccer history at the men’s Asian Cup in January after she worked in the country last year at the men’s World Cup.
Yamashita is among five female match officials, including two referees, picked Thursday by the Asian Football Confederation to work in Qatar. The tournament runs form Jan. 12 to Feb. 10.
It is the first time the AFC has appointed female match officials for its marquee men’s event.
Katherine Jacewicz of Australia was also picked among the referees. The assistants selected are Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi of Japan, and Kim Kyoung Min of South Korea.
The 24-team Asian Cup will be played in most of the same stadiums as the men’s World Cup, where Yamashita served as the fourth official for six group games.
Yamashita was one of three female referees picked by FIFA for the men’s World Cup. Stephanie Frappert of France made history working the Germany-Costa Rica game in the group stage.
In April, Yamashita led the first all-female team of match officials for a game in the J-League, Japan’s top league.
The AFC said the video review system will be used for the entire tournament for the first time. At the 2019 tournament, video review started being used at the quarterfinal stage.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
veryGood! (3668)
Related
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Amazon is using AI to summarize customer product reviews
- How Tom Brady Honored Exes Gisele Bündchen and Bridget Moynahan on Mother's Day 2023
- Here's How North West and Kim Kardashian Supported Tristan Thompson at a Lakers Game
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- What does the Presidential Records Act say, and how does it apply to Trump?
- Save Time and Money Between Salon Visits With This Root Touch-Up Spray That Has 8,700+ 5-Star Reviews
- Chicago West Hilariously Calls Out Kim Kardashian’s Cooking in Mother’s Day Card
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert cancels publication of novel set in Russia
Ranking
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change
- Dakota Access Protest ‘Felt Like Low-Grade War,’ Says Medic Treating Injuries
- Proof Matty Healy Is Already Bonding With Taylor Swift’s Family Amid Budding Romance
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Americans were asked what it takes to be rich. Here's what they said.
- Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny Were Twinning During Night Out at Lakers Game
- 1 person dead after shooting inside Washington state movie theater
Recommendation
Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
Dakota Access: 2,000 Veterans Head to Support Protesters, Offer Protection From Police
California’s Wildfire and Climate Change Warnings Are Still Too Conservative, Scientist Says
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Addiction treatments in pharmacies could help combat the opioid crisis
Paul McCartney says AI was used to create new Beatles song, which will be released this year
Michigan 2-year-old dies in accidental shooting at home