Both referees also represented Australia in AFC Champions League and were excited to be included in the region's premier international competition.

"It's a great honour to be selected to referee at a major confederation tournament such as the AFC Asian Cup," said Breeze.

Mark Shield said: "Having refereed quite a few games in the region since Australia become part of the AFC, I'm expecting the matches to be very fast, exciting and challenging.

The pair will head to Kuala Lumpur on the 30 June to prepare for the tournament.