Khalil Al Ghamdi
Appearance
Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (born September 2, 1970) is a football referee from Saudi Arabia. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the AFC Asian Cup League. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2003.[1] Outside of refereeing, he works as a teacher and lives in Riyadh.[2] He has also officiated the games at the 2008 Olympics, 2006 FIFA Club World Cup and qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]
He was been preselected as a potential referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup[4], with his selection confimed on February 5, 2010. He took the whistle on the Group A match between Mexico and France, on June 17, 2010, and the Group H match between Switzerland and Chile, on June 21, 2010.