He refereed at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 AFC Cup Final and 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the preliminary-round match between Iraq and Yemen.
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In 2005, after an unconvincing 2–1 win over Iraq during a friendly, Farina was involved in an incident with former SBS reporter Andrew Orsatti in an informal post-match interview conducted in a corridor outside the dressing room.
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem has been called by Iraq coach Hakeem Shaker to represent Iraq first team in the upcoming 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations replacing Iraq super star Younis Mahmoud, but stating that he would like to play alongside Younis Mahmoud.