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Send-off ceremony for Referee Yamashita Yoshimi to be held at MS&AD Cup 2022 (10/9@Nagano)
07 October 2022
It has been determined that a send-off ceremony for YAMASHITA Yoshimi, who has been selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, will be held after the pregame warm-ups for the MS&AD Cup 2022 match between the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) and New Zealand Women's National Team at Nagano U Stadium (Nagano).
Profile of Referee YAMASHITA Yoshimi
Name: 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 AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018
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)
2021 AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 – Pilot Tournament
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022™
2022 AFC Champions League 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)
YAMASHITA Yoshimi became one of the first female referees chosen to officiate at the FIFA World Cup™, as a total of three female referees and three assistant referees were named for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
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