Perth: As the Continent gears up for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the cast of match officials who will oversee the opening match of Asia’s premier women’s national team competition at the stunning Perth Stadium on Sunday.

Among Asia’s most accomplished referees, China PR’s Dong Fangyu has been appointed to take charge of the curtain raiser between hosts Australia and the Philippines, which kicks off at 5pm at the 60,000-capacity venue.

A graduate of the AFC Referee Academy, Dong created history as the first alumna to officiate at a FIFA competition when she was referee in the Quarter-final clash between the Netherlands and Colombia at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024, before further etching her name in the Confederation’s records last year when she became one of the first women to officiate at the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ in Saudi Arabia. .....

🇨🇳 Dong Fangyu set to take charge of #WAC2026 curtain-raiser between hosts 🇦🇺 Australia and the 🇵🇭 Philippines at the Perth Stadium tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/LYv3jWfkrC

— #WAC2026 (@afcasiancup) February 28, 2026

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