According to the country's football federation, Halim Agha Shirzad, the Afghan referee for the first time at the international level, will judge the match between Porto Portugal and Cardiff England, which will be held in Portugal this Saturday.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The country's football federation has announced that Halim Agha Shirzad, an Afghan referee, has been selected as the center referee of a football match for the first time at the international level.
 
This federation, by publishing an announcement, said that Halim Agha Shirzad, the Afghan referee, is going to judge the match between Porto, Portugal and Cardiff, England.
 
These two teams will face each other today, Saturday, July 22, 2023, in the city of Algarve, Portugal.
 
Shirzad is the first Afghan referee to judge an international game as the main midfield referee.
 
The referees committee of the World Football Federation has chosen Halim Agha Shirzad, the Afghan referee, as the main referee between Porto in Portugal and Cardiff City in England.
 
Shirzad has learned football refereeing at the international level.
 
This Afghan referee is also going to judge Sporting Portugal's friendly match against Real Sociedad of Spain, which will be held three days later on July 25, as a video referee.