Chinese referee Fu Ming made his first appearance at the World Cup.

In the first round of Group D of the World Cup, Australia faced Turkey. In this match, Chinese referee Fu Ming served as the VAR assistant referee, making his World Cup debut in his personal refereeing career. This is also the first refereeing debut of Chinese referees at this World Cup. In this World Cup, China has three referees, Ma Ning, Fu Ming, and Zhou Fei, who have been selected as referees, with roles as main referee, VAR referee, and assistant referee, respectively.