Who is the fourth Arab referee in the history of the World Cup final?

Jordanian Adham Makhamdeh became the fourth Arab to participate in the World Cup final after FIFA chose him to be the fourth referee in the refereeing team led by Slavko Vincic in the final match that will bring together Argentina and Spain on July 19 at the New York-New Jersey Stadium.

FIFA chose Makhadima as the fourth referee, while his compatriot will be a reserve assistant referee, as this is the third time in history that an Arab referee has been present in the most important football match.

Arab referees appeared for the first time in the 1934 World Cup through Egyptian Youssef Muhammad, who was an assistant in that tournament, and 32 years later, his compatriot Ali Qandil became the first Arab referee to participate in the World Cup as a field referee.

The historic moment for Arab stadium judges came in 1998 when the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) chose Moroccan Saeed Belgoula to be the referee of the final match between France and Brazil, and Saudi Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid as the fourth referee.

In the final of the 2022 edition, American-Moroccan Ismail Al-Fath was the fourth referee in the match, which Argentina won at the expense of France on penalties.