Kuala Lumpur: Only months after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s match officials are now ready to represent the Continent on the biggest stage in women’s football with five women referees from Asia being selected to officiate at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
The 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to mark the biggest milestone in Kim Yu-jeong’s career as she gets ready to join the likes of Casey Reibelt, Kate Jacewicz, Oh Heong-jeong and Yoshimi Yamashita, to serve as referee at a senior FIFA World Cup after having blown the whistle at youth tournaments over the last few years.
In this exclusive interview with the-AFC.com, Kim Yu-jeong speaks about her excitement as she prepares to make her debut at the global showpiece. .....
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10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA][FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] Kim Yu-jeong: Excited to make my World Cup debut
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