Australian official Chris Colley has been appointed as second referee for the third/fourth place play-off match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
Colley has been rewarded for his excellent performances during the competition with the announcement that he will referee the Iran versus Portugal match at the Coliseo El Pueblo in Cali alongside Alessandro Malfer of Italy.
The match, which will kick off at 3am AEST, will precede the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Final between Russia and Argentina for which a sell-out crowd of 12,000 is expected.
Colley is a highly experienced and respected Futsal match official and is currently based in Western Australia having originated from Canberra.
He commenced refereeing in 1990 and was named Most Outstanding AFC Futsal Referee in 2014.
You can watch the FIFA Futsal World Cup Final between Russia and Argentina on SBS from 6.20am on Saturday morning.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Third/Fourth Place Play-Off
Iran v Portugal
Saturday 1st October
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
2nd Referee: Chris Colley (Australia)
3rd Referee: Khalid Hnich (Morocco)
Timekeeper: Yuri Ferney Garcia Sanchez (Colombia)