Leading The China Vs Indonesia Match, Referee From The UAE Uploads A Prayer For Protection

Referee Omar Al Ali will lead the match China vs Indonesia (doc. Special).

JAKARTA - Referee from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Omar Mohamed Al Ali, is certain to lead the match between China vs Indonesia in the fourth match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round.

Ahead of the task of leading the match, the referee uploaded a prayer asking for protection from Allah SWT.

The Indonesian national team will travel to China headquarters in the continued match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round at the Qingdao Stadium, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 19.00 WIB.

Not wanting to be harmed again by the referee's controversial decision, such as against Bahrain, Indonesian netizens immediately raided referee Omar Al Ali's Instagram account before the match.

In Omar Al Ali's Instagram comment column, Indonesian netizens had asked the referee to act fairly. Getting a lot of warnings and strikes from Indonesian netizens, Omar Al Ali also uploaded a prayer asking for protection from Allah SWT through his personal Instagram Story.

"O Allah, I take refuge in You from the loss of Your favors, the loss of health, and the sudden revenge of Your anger and all Your anger," wrote Omar Al Ali on his account quoted on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Omar Al Ali was born in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in 1988. The 36-year-old referee has been tasked with leading the match at the professional elite level since 2013 by serving as a justice in the United Arab Emirates Pro League match.

In addition to regularly leading matches in the UAE League, Omar Al Ali also often gains the trust to lead matches in the Asian Cup, Saudi Arabian League, Egyptian League, to World Cup Qualifiers.

Interestingly, Omar Al Ali once led the match won by China 4-1 over Singapore in the Second Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian Zone at the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, March 26, 2024.

In that match, referee Omar Al Ali issued a red card for Chinese player Yuanyi Li. Then Omar Al Ali also led the Australian vs Bahrain match in Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round on September 5, 2024.

At that time Bahrain won 1-0 over the host Australia. Referee Omar Al Ali also issued a red card for Australian player, Kusini Yengi, in the 77th minute. Omar Al Ali could be said to be a 'cheap' referee.

This must be the attention of Indonesian players so that it is not easy to commit unnecessary violations.