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YAMASHITA Yoshimi appointed as the fourth official for Group H match between Germany and Colombia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™
28 July 2023
FIFA has announced the referees in charge of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ group stage matches and Japan's YAMASHITA Yoshimi has been appointed as the fourth official for the Group H match between Germany and Colombia on Sunday 30 July.
Date: Sun. 30 July 2023, 19:30 Local time (Sun. 30 July, 18:30 Japan time)
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Melissa BORJAS (Honduras)
Assistant referee: Shirley PERELLO (Honduras)
Assistant referee: Sandra RAMIREZ (Mexico)
Fourth Official: YAMASHITA Yoshimi
Referee Profile
◇YAMASHITA Yoshimi
Birthplace: Tokyo
Registered as International referee: 2015
Notable International competitions in charge:
2015 The 28th Summer Universiade (2015/Gwangju)
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016™
2017 The 29th Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018™
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™
2021 Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)
2022 AFC Champions League 2022
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
*Became the first female referee to officiate a J.League match on 16 May 2021 (J3 League match between Y.S.C.C. Yokohama and Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
*Became the first female professional referee on 1 August 2022.
*Became the first female referee to officiate a J1 League match on 18 September 2022 (FC Tokyo vs Kyoto Sanga FC)
*Selected as one of the first ever female referees for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and served as the fourth official for a total of six matches.
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