Ma Ning is the only Chinese match referee at the tournament, where he is making his second World Cup appearance, having debuted as a fourth official in Qatar in 2022. BEIJING: Chinese football fans left without a national team to support at the World Cup have turned to referee Ma Ning - nicknamed "Card Master" for his enthusiasm in booking players - as the country's representative for the tournament. With China's team once again failing to qualify, the 46-year-old Ma has emerged as an unlikely