MNA � Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, the president of Asian Football Confederation, presented �AFC Referees Special Award� of 2018 to world-class Iranian referees.

In a ceremony held on Friday on the sideline of AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the AFC chief presented Alireza Faghani, Reza Sokhandan, and Mohammadreza Mansouri with their �AFC Referees Special Award�.

Iranian referees were absent at the main ceremony which was held on November 28, 2018, in Muscat, Oman.

The Iranian trio delivered a superb performance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, officiating four games including the third-place playoff between Belgium and England.