Referee Kim Yoo-jung assigned the referee to the women's Asian Cup final between Australia and Japan... Oh Hyunjung is waiting

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Judge Kim Yoo-jung will host the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup final between Australia and Japan.

AFC announced on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that "referee Kim Yoo-jung has been confirmed as the referee who will be the referee of the final match at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, at 6 p.m. on the 21st."

AFC explained, "Referee Kim Yoo-jung has steadily built an outstanding career by serving as a FIFA referee since 2018, and has established himself as one of the most recognized and trusted referees in Asia."

"This tournament in Australia means a return to a familiar stage for referee Kim Yoo-jung," he added. "This is because the referee's debut was the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand."

Judge Oh Hyun-jung was assigned as a standby judge, and referee Park Mi-sook was assigned as a reserve assistant judge. Palestinian referee Heba Sadie and Thai referee Supawan Hintong will serve as vice judges. Thai and Hong Kong national referees were assigned to the role of video referee.

Host Australia reached the quarterfinals as the second-ranked team in Group A after South Korea, beating North Korea and China in turn to reach the final of the tournament for the first time in eight years since 2018. He is aiming for his second career championship since the 2010 Chinese Games.

Japan advanced to the quarterfinals as No. 1 in Group C and then beat the Philippines and South Korea to advance to the final. He will reach the finals for the first time in eight years since the 2018 tournament and try to win his third career championship.

The two teams also clashed in the final in the 2018 tournament, when Japan beat Australia 1-0 to win the championship. As of December last year, Japan ranked eighth and Australia 15th.

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