Alireza Faghani and assistant referees Reza Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Mansouri will judge the second leg of the final match on December 15.
The 2018 AFF Championship is the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup.
The Iranian team of referees received the AFC Referees Special Award in late November. The team's world-class judging was proved to all in 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia when they officiated four games including the third-place playoff between Belgium and England.
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