Al-Tarifi began refereeing in 1988, and retired in 2005. He participated in the arbitration of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan in 2002, and received good ratings after leaving a clear imprint in the opening meeting between the French team and the Senegalese team, which qualified him to be present among the refereeing staff for the match to determine the third and fourth places Between the Turkish national team and the South Korean team.