FIFA announces list of 89 referees for Paris Olympics Including 2 people from Korea
Referee Kim Yu-jeong
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed 89 referees who will officiate soccer games at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and referees Kim Yu-jeong (34) and Park Mi-sook (41) will officiate on behalf of Korea, respectively. and was selected as assistant referee.
FIFA released the list of 89 referees (21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video review (VAR) referees, 6 assistant referees) for the Paris Olympics soccer event on its website on the 3rd (Korean time).
Women’s soccer at the Paris Olympics will be played from July 25 to August 10, local time, and men’s soccer will be played from July 24 to August 9.
Both the women’s and men’s soccer finals will be played at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
The referees selected this time will be continuously monitored by FIFA technical trainers, match analysts, fitness coaches, physiotherapists and sports scientists until the start of the competition.
Referee Kim Yu-jung and assistant referee Park Mi-sook were selected as Korean referees.
Referee Kim Yoo-jung has also been selected as a referee at the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup and the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
In addition, assistant referee Park Mi-sook is a veteran who started as a referee in 2002 and served as an assistant referee at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. 성인웹툰