Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Saranks: Nawaf Shukralla of Bahrain was tasked with refereeing the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G tie between Panama and Tunisia at the Mordovia Arena in Saranks on Thursday.
This was Shukralla's second appointment at Russia 2018, after he was tasked with overseeing the Group H tie between Poland and Senegal on June 19.
Making his second appearance in the FIFA World Cup, the Bahraini was assisted by compatriot Yaser Khalil Abdulla Tulefat and Qatar's Taleb Al Marri - who was also by Shukralla's side in Senegal's 2-1 win over Poland. Japan's Hiroshi Yamauchi was the fifth official.
Shukralla was the fourth official for the Group E tie between Serbia v Switzerland on June 23, while Abdulla Tulefat was the fifth official.
Al Marri was the fourth official for the Group H encounter between Japan and Senegal on June 24 and was tasked as an Offside VAR for the Group F tie between Sweden and Korea on June 18 as well as the Group C tie between France and Peru on June 21.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Mohammed Abdulla and Mohamed Alhammadi (both from the UAE) acted as fourth and fifth officials respectively for the England v Belgium Group G tie on Thursday.
Hasan Almahri (UAE) was the fifth official for the Senegal v Colombia match which the South Americans won 1-0.