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- ↑ "Fahad AlMirdasi (Saudi Arabia)". WorldReferee.com.
- ↑ "2015 AFC Asian Cup (Australia) - selected officials". refereesfifa.com.au. January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
- ↑ KOREA REPUBLIC vs UZBEKISTAN: AFC U23 Championship 2016 (group stage)
- ↑ "Confederations Cup 2017 Russia - Referees".
- ↑ "World Cup 2018: Referee Fahad Al Mirdasi 'banned over match-fixing attempt in Saudi Arabia'". BBC Sport.
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