Saturday, 29 July 2023

2023 FIFA Women's WC - Referee appointments for Group Stage

 Discussion about 2023 Women's World Cup. 


Match 1 (Auckland)
20 July 2023, 09:00 CET
NEW ZEALAND - NORWAY
Refereee: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Naomi Teshirogi (JPN)
Fourth Official: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (NCA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Chantal Boudreau (CAN) 

Match 2 (Sydney)
20 July 2023, 12:00 CET
AUSTRALIA - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Refereee: Edina Alves (BRA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Leila Cruz (BRA) 
Fourth Official: Maria Carvajal (CHI) 
Video Assistant Referee: Daiane Muniz (BRA) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)

Match 3 (Dunedin)
21 July 2023, 07:00 CET
PHILIPPINES - SWITZERLAND 
Refereee: Vincentia Amedome (TOG)
Assistant Referee 1: Carine Atezambong (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Fanta Kone (MLI)
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)

Match 4 (Melbourne)
21 July 2023, 04:30 CET
NIGERIA - CANADA
Refereee: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Karolin Kaivoja (EST)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski (GER)

Match 5 (Wellington)
21 July 2023, 09:30 CET
SPAIN - COSTA RICA 
Refereee: Casey Reibelt (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramina Tsoi (KGZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Xie Lijun (CHN)
Fourth Official: Kim Yujeong (KOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG)

Match 6 (Hamilton)
22 July 2023, 09:00 CET
ZAMBIA - JAPAN
Refereee: Tess Olofsson (SWE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajova (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polyxeni Irodotou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Salomé Di Iorio (ARG)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Franca Overtoom (NED)

Match 7 (Brisbane)
22 July 2023, 11:30 CET
ENGLAND - HAITI
Refereee: Emikar Calderas (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Migdalia Rodriguez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Blanco (COL)
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA) 

Match 8 (Perth)
22 July 2023, 14:00 CET
DENMARK - CHINA
Refereee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (JAM)
Fourth Official: Akhona Makalima (RSA)
Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernandez Hernandez (ESP) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Shirley Perelló (HON)

Match 9 (Auckland)
22 July 2023, 03:00 CET
USA - VIETNAM
Refereee: Bouchra Karboubi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Fatiha Jermoumi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Soukaina Hamdi (MAR)
Fourth Official: Ivana Martincic (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Michelle O'Neill (IRL) 

Match 10 (Dunedin)
23 July 2023, 09:30 CET
NETHERLANDS - PORTUGAL
Refereee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska (POL)
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdullah Al Marri (QAT) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Joanna Kate Charaktis (AUS)

Match 11 (Sydney)
23 July 2023, 12:00 CET
FRANCE - JAMAICA
Refereee: Maria Belen Carvajal (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Leslie Vasquez (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Loreto Toloza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Laura Fortunato (ARG)
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mariana De Almeida (ARG) 

Match 12 (Wellington)
23 July 2023, 07:00 CET
SWEDEN - SOUTH AFRICA 
Refereee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Felisha Mariscal (USA)
Fourth Official: Kim Yu-Jeong (KOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee:  Enedina Caudillo (MEX) 

Match 13 (Adelaide) 
24 July 2023, 13:00 CET
BRAZIL - PANAMA 
Refereee: Cheryl Foster (WAL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom (NED)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernandez Hernandez (ESP) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (ESP) 

Match 14 (Auckland)
24 July 2023, 08:00 CET
ITALY - ARGENTINA
Refereee: Melissa Borjas (HON) 
Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Sandra Ramirez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Ivana Martincic (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)

Match 15 (Melbourne) 
24 July 2023, 10:30 CET
GERMANY - MOROCCO 
Refereee: Tori Penso (USA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA) 
Assistant Referee 2: Mijensa Rensch (SUR)
Fourth Official: Akhona Makalima (RSA)
Video Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Muhammad Taqi Jahari (SIN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA)

Match 16 (Sydney) 
25 July 2023, 04:00 CET
COLOMBIA - SOUTH KOREA  
Refereee: Rebecca Welch (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Natalie Aspinall (ENG) 
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad (HUN)
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee :Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG)

Match 17 (Wellington)
25 July 2023, 07:30 CET
NEW ZEALAND - PHILIPPINES
Refereee: Katia Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Karen Diaz Medina (MEX) 
Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (MEX) 
Fourth Official: Kim Yu-Jeong (KOR)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Fatiha Jermoumi (MAR)

Match 18 (Hamilton)
25 July 2023, 10:00 CET
SWITZERLAND - NORWAY 
Refereee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Elodie Coppola (FRA)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL)

Match 21 (Dunedin) 
26 July 2023, 07:00 CET
JAPAN - COSTA RICA
Refereee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (ITA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Țepușă (ROU)
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
Video Assistant Referee: Massilimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Salomé Di Iorio (ARG)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG) 

Match 20 (Auckland)
26 July 2023, 09:30 CET
SPAIN - ZAMBIA
Refereee: Oh Hyeonjeong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Seul Gi (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Park Misuk (KOR)
Fourth Official: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Muhammad Taqi Jahari (SIN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdullah Al Marri (QAT) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL) 

Match 19 (Perth) 
26 July 2023, 14:00 CET
CANADA - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 
Refereee: Laura Fortunato (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daiana Milone (ARG)
Fourth Official: Akhona Makalima (RSA)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Aejandro José Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP) 
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA) 

Match 22 (Brisbane)
27 July 2023, 12:00 CET
AUSTRALIA - NIGERIA 
Refereee: Esther Staubli (SUI) 
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Kueng (SUI)
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL)

Match 23 (Wellington)
27 July 2023, 03:00 CET
USA - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Naomi Teshirogi (JPN)
Fourth Official: Kim Yujeong (KOR)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Leslie Vasquez (CHI) 

Match 24 (Hamilton) 
27 July 2023, 09:30 CET
PORTUGAL - VIETNAM 
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
Assistant Referee 1: Queency Victoire (MRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Njoroge (KEN)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daiane Muniz (BRA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Fatiha Jermoumi (MAR)

Match 27 (Dunedin)
28 July 2023, 02:00 CET
ARGENTINA - SOUTH AFRICA 
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Sarah Jones (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Salamasina (SAM)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA)

Match 25 (Sydney)
28 July 2023, 10:30 CET
ENGLAND - DENMARK 
Referee: Tess Olofsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajova (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polyxeni Irodotou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Oh Hyeonjeong (KOR)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)

Match 26 (Adelaide) 
28 July 2023, 13:00 CET
CHINA - HAITI 
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: Sanja Rođak-Karšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mariana De Almeida (ARG) 

Match 28 (Brisbane) 
29 July 2023, 12:00 CET
FRANCE - BRAZIL
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Kyoungmin (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Joanna Charaktis (AUS)
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara (FUIN) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Enedina Caudillo (MEX) 

Match 29 (Perth)
29 July 2023, 14:30 CET
PANAMA - JAMAICA 
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska (POL)
Fourth Official: Akhona Makalima (RSA)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG) 

Match 30 (Wellington) 
29 July 2023, 09:30 CET
SWEDEN - ITALY 
Referee: Cheryl Foster (WAL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom (NED)
Fourth Official:  Myriam Marcotte (CAN) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL)

Match 33 (Dunedin) 
30 July 2023, 09:00 CET
SWITZERLAND - NEW ZEALAND 
Referee: Tori Penso (USA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mijensa Rensch (SUR)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Juan Soto (VEN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Leslie Vasquez (CHI) 

Match 31 (Sydney)
30 July 2023, 11:30 CET
GERMANY - COLOMBIA
Referee: Melissa Borjas (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON) 
Assistant Referee 2: Sandra Ramirez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Guadalupe Porras (ESP) 

Match 32 (Adelaide)
30 July 2023, 06:30 CET
SOUTH KOREA - MOROCCO 
Referee: Edina Alves (BRA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Leila Moreira (BRA) 
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Daiane Muniz (BRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mariana De Almeida (ARG) 

Match 34 (Auckland)
30 July 2023, 09:00 CET
NORWAY - PHILIPPINES 
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Chantal Boudreau (CAN) 
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee-Sing (JAM)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Salomé Di Iorio (ARG)
Offside Video Assistant Referee:Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG) 

Match 35 (Melbourne)
31 July 2023, 12:00 CET
CANADA - AUSTRALIA
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Elodie Coppola (FRA) 
Fourth Official: Tess Olofsson (SWE) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries (BEL) 

Match 36 (Brisbane)
31 July 2023, 12:00 CET
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - NIGERIA 
Referee: Katia Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Karen Diaz Medina (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (MEX) 
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara (FIN) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Salomé Di Iorio (ARG)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Lucie Ratajova (CZE) 

Match 37 (Wellington)
31 July 2023, 09:00 CET
JAPAN - SPAIN
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Felisha Mariscal (USA)
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Armando Villarrel (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Mariana De Almeida (ARG) 

Match 38 (Hamilton)
31 July 2023, 09:00 CET
COSTA RICA - ZAMBIA 
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Fatiha Jermoumi (MAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Soukaina Hamdi (MAR)
Fourth Official: Kim Yujeong (KOR)
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (ENG) 

Match 42 (Dunedin)
1 August 2023, 09:00 CET
VIETNAM - NETHERLANDS 
Referee: Ivana Martincic (CRO) 
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodak (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Karolin Kaivoja (EST)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)

Match 41 (Auckland)
1 August 2023, 09:00 CET
PORTUGAL - USA 
Referee: Rebecca Welch (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Natalie Aspinall (ENG) 
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN)
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez (URU) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Maryna Striletska (UKR)

Match 39 (Adelaide)
1 August 2023, 13:00 CET
CHINA - ENGLAND
Referee: Casey Rebelt (AUS) 
Assistant Referee 1: Ramina Tsoi (KGZ) 
Assistant Referee 2: Heba Saadieh (PLE)
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daiane Muniz (BRA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Shirley Perello HON) 

Match 40 (Perth)
1 August 2023, 13:00 CET
HAITI - DENMARK 
Referee: Oh Hyeonjeong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1:Park Misuk (KOR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Makoto Bozono (JPN) 
Fourth Official: Akhona Makalima (RSA) 
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Muhammad Taqi Jahari (SIN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA) 

Match 43 (Sydney)
2 August 2023, 12:00 CET
PANAMA - FRANCE 
Refereee: Laura Fortunato (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daiana Milone (ARG)
Fourth Official: Emikar Calderas (VEN)
Vidéo Assistant Referee:
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Offside Video Assistant Referee:

Match 44 (Melbourne)
2 August 2023, 12:00 CET
JAMAICA - BRAZIL
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Kueng (SUI)
Fourth Official: Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL)
Vidéo Assistant Referee:
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Match 45 (Hamilton)
2 August 2023, 09:00 CET
ARGENTINA - SWEDEN
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
Assistant Referee 1: Queency Victoire (MRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Njoroge (KEN)
Fourth Official: Kim Yujeong (KOR)
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Match 46 (Wellington) 
2 August 2023, 09:00 CET
SOUTH AFRICA - ITALY
Referee: Maria Belen Carvajal (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Leslie Vasquez (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Amboya (ECU)
Fourth Official: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
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Match 47 (Brisbane)
3 August 2023, 12:00 CET
SOUTH KOREA - GERMANY
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Match 48 (Perth)
3 August 2023, 12:00 CET
MOROCCO - COLOMBIA 
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192 comments:

  1. Yamashita and Olofsson seems to be confirmed to knockout stage because of similar situation.

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  2. Frnakly, it was impossible to see Martincic without games at this WC and indeed she has been appointed. The game seems one sides in favor of NED, but it is important for qualification and that's matters.
    Possible to see her in a classic pairing 1 GS + 1 KO stage game (Round of 16), like the treatment of other referees at previous FIFA tournament, but her management is still strange.

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    1. Accept the truth my friend Chefren, FIFA has chosen her as a reserve for this tournament, and she will only have a match because Lehtovaara and Huerta had very bad performances, if it weren't for that, Martincic would remain as a reserve.

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    2. Agree with Anonymous here, I also don't think Martincic was planned for a game beforehand

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    3. I think Martincic is a replacement appointment for Calderas, as I don’t think FIFA planned to break neutrality here. Same with the game for Karboubi, which is possible due to bad performances by Lehtovaara and Huerta, and the fact that this game doesn’t have a real purpose anymore

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    4. I think that it would have been extremely strange to have two UEFA referees are reserve, this never happened, so based on this argument I always thought that one reserve would have been enough. There can be maybe other reasons for which Martincic didn't get a game earlier, but surely not directly related to her availability because she got fourth official's assignment... we can't know. Let's wait whether she will get another game after. The assignment is also too close temporally to Huerta De Aza yesterday's performance, so one should think it is not related to that, but indeed Calderas can be a name.

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    5. UEFA usually do not have more than one support referee, but in this case the number of ARs selected suggested two support referees. Same with Concacaf, who has two support referees and no support ARs.

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  3. We know referee for NED-VIE but not POR-USA?

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    1. Throughout the tournament the games in Dunedin were assigned a day earlier than usual, I believe there must be logistical problems that make the referees have to travel there earlier.

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    2. Those two games are supposed to be played on the same day at the same time, aren't they? Then the referee assignments for both matches should be announced at the same time. But then again, the whole tournament scheduling is not right or fair. The fact that you have a group playing their 3rd and final group stage matches before teams in another group have even played their 2nd match just feels wrong. But as someone previously said, FIFA views and treats this tournament like a lesser product.

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    3. Indeed Dunedin appointment are made earlier and released three days before the games, at least CET. I think it is something related to the location and the travel by referees. Only for this town there are early assignments published.

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    4. Yes, referees travel to Dunedin on MD - 2 instead of MD-1 for everywhere else. Logistically it is a long and difficult trip from Sydney to Dunedin. So the referee appointments for Dunedin need to come out a day earlier than for everywhere else.

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  4. everyone who is appointed should have at least one game and a chance to show her unless you were called up as 4th from the beginning.all referee have a good level. What is with Iuliana Demetrescu? She dont have any game at the moment.

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  5. About the Push 76‘ in CHN-HAI, I‘m pretty sure that the initial contact was actually outside PA and therefore no VAR stuff, even though clearly a missed foul by Huerta de Aza. https://streamable.com/v5c2j1

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  6. So good to see Martincic and Rodjak appointed. Everything else would not make sense

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    1. Dream team :)
      But I also hope for a second appointment of Porras Ayuso.

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  7. The way this match has been, awarding a corner to Sweden is basically a KMI

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  8. Commotion around the 1st penalty whistle after handball in Belgium in the 2023-2024 season
    Referee is Bram Van Driessche with Lawrence Visser as VAR

    https://streamable.com/98ytfw
    https://images.vrt.be/width960/2023/07/29/76777b03-2d96-11ee-91d7-02b7b76bf47f.png

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    1. My opinion is that not more volume and natural arm position.

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    2. Photo of the contact point.
      https://images.vrt.be/width960/2023/07/29/76777b03-2d96-11ee-91d7-02b7b76bf47f.png

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    3. Confirm my idea mathias, natural and no more volume.

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    4. To me, given thge big chaos about handballs, at least supportable. Nobody wants to give clear guidelines and all penalties on the pitch are always accepted, should be correct the work by VAR. The problem with handballs should be a crucial argument for IFAB but nothing is done.

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    5. Thanks for your opinion, just had to redo the link with the photo because the previous one didn't work.

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    6. Not so clear live, the on field decision is understandable, but VAR should recommend a review here imo. That should not be a penalty

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  9. Cheryl Foster had another game like the previous one, no cards and absolutely one sided. Will this be enough to get a KO stage?
    Again, if we compare what happened to Huerta de Aza in only one game, which conclusion should we draw?

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    1. It's very tough on Huerta de Aza given how many KMIs she had to make decisions on compared with Foster. But Foster can only referee what's infront of her, she's done that very well, and I think Fifa will be happy with so few cards and interventions (despite their being no reason for them). I'd be surprised if we don't see her in the knockout stages

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    2. Of course it is not Foster's fault, but just as observation we must indeed say how much a referee must be also lucky in a career.

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    3. Would be extremely unfair on Foster not to give her a KO game just because the games she got happened to be very easy

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    4. Arbitre Anglais29 July 2023 at 23:39

      Foster excellent again. Yes an easier game, but helped by excellent control, strong body language, full acceptance from players and asked the game to flow. Consistently played on for minor contacts / minor injuries and helped a flowing game. She can only referee the game presented to her and has done that very well. Undoubtedly shouldn’t be used in later stages. Huerta de Aza caused a number of issues herself with wrong decisions.

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    5. Arbitre Anglais29 July 2023 at 23:40

      *SHOULD be in later stages’

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  10. Two matches, no cards, no major issues. Not been the toughest fixtures, but I think we should see Foster again

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  11. I have to say Jacewicz has been unconvincing in her handful of games in the A-League both as main ref and VAR but in general a good half here - all 3 cautions correct. The only thing is I would’ve preferred play on at a couple of free kick decisions but nothing major

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  12. Very physical first half, lots of challenges. Jacewicz keeping a fairly high bar for a foul. Cautions all correct. She did well to detect that the very hard challenge at 44' did not rise to serious foul play.

    It's worth noting that the two players who I thought have been most physical in this half are now sitting on yellow cards, Brazil #5 and France #6.

    Overall a good first half, but allowing the level of physicality has been a risk, there is a lot riding on the second half.

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  13. Very interesting refereeing in this game. Jacewicz picked her style and stuck with it, was consistently lenient in her foul selection throughout the game, and a slightly lenient line for cautions as well, while still making sure to nail the mandatory cautions. Her style allowed for a very exciting, hard, physical game. But I wonder what would have happened if the teams decided to get frustrated with the physicality and "go rogue", it would have been very easy to say that Jacewicz created difficulties for herself. I think the yellow cards, particularly to France #6 and Brazil #5, two of the most physical players in the game, really helped prevent the game from unraveling. So overall, I have to say it was a very good performance from Jacewicz.

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    1. I agree. A very good referee in a very good game.

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  14. Monzul is one of those referees who gets most things right but does it in a manner which frustrates both players and supporters. I don’t like her style

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  15. For me a clear penalty because of handball.

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    1. Monzul gave a penalty, after OFF no penalty…

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  16. 92' Arms were close to body, but not completely tight, there looked to be some separation enlarging the body. I'd say unless there have been specific instruction that we don't know, that's one of them were you would stick with the onfield decision either way. But the replay wasn't super clear either so would not say conslusively that the VAR was wrong there

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    1. But if the replay wasn't super clear, then you absolutely CAN say the VAR was wrong. That's sort of the whole point.

      I am completely at a loss. Arms are up. It's not a natural position. It's a deliberate action. Etc. etc. etc. How this is not a punishable handball is beyond me. How this is CLEARLY WRONG to award a penalty is inexplicable.

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    2. You need to look at the arms separately. To me it is quite a good intervention: the right arm was tucked in within the body's silhouette, and the left arm wasn't. Monzul probably thought it hit the left arm in real time. But contact is only with the right arm, which was in a very justifiable position. It's a good intervention for me.

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    3. I accept that theory about the right arm, but the var never showed the ref a good angle to prove the right arm was naturally placed. We have an angle from the ARs side and from behind where most of the right arm is obscured.

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    4. I agree, that it only touched the right arm. But it looks to me that the right arm still increases the body surface. I mean, the right arm prevents the ball to hit the left arm, so it can hardly be in a legal position there IMO.

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    5. Arbitre Anglais30 July 2023 at 23:04

      Monzul (Panama): Not sure if I’m alone, but I’d have still given a penalty even if I’d seen a replay, and I’d be annoyed that VAR had gotten involved - to me, that isn’t what VAR is for. You could tell that Monzul still thought it was a penalty but obviously feels pressure (or instructed??) to change if called over by VAR. Remember, the laws also say if it’s reasonable to avoid it or if risk blocking the ball - defender could’ve headed / chested / turned more, but instead chose to put arms up.

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  17. Spanish VARs and added time penalties for Caribbean teams...

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  18. Good work by Monzul. Like Jacewicz's game, I think Monzul prevented a lot of problems with early cautions to the problem players (Panama #7 and, especially, Panama #6). The second half went really smoothly for her because of this, despite the increased tension in the game.

    Two incidents to highlight: 53' a Jamaican player is clearly fouled for a penalty, just as Monzul was blowing the whistle for a handball. Long-ish check by the VAR here. And then the penalty Monzul awarded at 90'+2' for handball: to me, the right arm is tucked in and the left arm is unnaturally bigger, and it looks like the ball only hits the right arm. Difficult situation to see in real time, one can easily understand how Monzul thought it had hit the other arm.

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  19. Refereeing highlights of 'Polish' games in UEFA Europa Conference League

    Ordabasy FK - Legia Warszawa (Helgi Mikael Jónasson)
    https://www.grosfichiers.com/PNFTuKQfzYa

    KKS Lech Poznań - FK Žalgiris Kaunas (Luka Bilbija)
    https://we.tl/t-QZBylBTK5S

    Linfield FC - MKS Pogoń Szczecin (David Šmajc)
    https://we.tl/t-u7dIRXtPUE

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  20. Video of the penalty revoked after OFR in PAN - JAM:
    https://streamable.com/mrzshv
    Another very controversial situation regarding handball, and a mistake by VAR, in my opinion. The incident is punishable, or at least, supportable. Never a clear and obvious mistake because arms are not in natural position and when ball is hit, body's volume is increased. This would have been different, with similar arms position, in case of frontal impact by defender (with body behind), but in this case there is also a movement, so it must be punished.
    I think it is easy to understand why VAR had a different idea, but he was wrong: he looked at the rest of arms, close to body and he tought this was natural, close to body, position. It wasn't...
    You can see Kateryna Monzul definitely not convinced in front of monitor, but I think she accepted this correction without questioning, as it very often happens, and this is how VAR shouldn't be used.
    Again, with handballs there are big issues, we can't know which will be the next one... quite surprising that such assessment was made by a Spanish VAR, they are strict with handballs, he should have supported the call.
    A mistake by VAR that can't affect at all referee's performance in my opinion, if she was good, this will not change things. For me, even better if she had refused the VAR intervention.

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    1. I just want to add, Kateryna Monzul just said "not punishable, dropped ball", she didn't add the technical reason of changing decision. She didn't say "natural position"... and then we would have had to discuss, that's indeed never a natural position, if you ask me!

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    2. Agree, for me also wrong VAR intervention. But maybe it's just the fact that it is a Spanish VAR that it is an intervention considering they're very much thinking about the fact that handballs are interpreted differently outside Spain and therefore are much less strict about them in international tournaments. Just a thought :)

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    3. For me good decision to revoke the penalty. IMO the Italian (and UEFA) handball interpretation are way too strict. It is almost like science and they made football about the rules instead of the rules being supportive to the game.

      The player is shot at her face, protecting her face and arms are very close to her body. What else do you expect?! Come on…
      And please don’t come up with ‘it is a shot at goal nonsense’. ;-) I’d almost call it a deliberate shot at the player to win a handball penalty.

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    4. Is the right arm natural? my answer is no. Does it increase volume? my answer is yes. Does she jump to protect herself? yes, but you don't jump like that with your arms if you don't want to have more body volume to intercept the ball. Penalty to be awarded

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    5. @ Pita falta: Serious question from my side: what else can the player do here, or can we expect from her? If she’s shot from a close distance and protecting herself in a reflex?

      I know the handball rules, the ‘arm in natural position and increasing body’, and that stuff. Which is almost like science instead of ‘common sense’. I just don’t see what else we can expect from the defender here to avoid this reflex ‘movement’. It is basically how everyone would react if a ball is shot at you. Common sense! I prefer the German handball interpretation btw.

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    6. Unfortunately, there is no correlation between the rule and common sense, and in such a delicate rule I prefer not to apply common sense, which would leave further interpretation, and to respond strictly to the rule. in this specific case there are two questions to be asked and no others: natural? volume? does she choose to jump to protect her face with her arms? OK, the player knows she is running a risk and knows that she is increasing the volume. I am categorical and analytical but this rule requires it. And that's just my idea.

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    7. No need to write a book here: She wants to protect her face. Doesn’t make herself unnaturally bigger. And as you can see, the referee agreed after watching it.

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    8. ok, ok, like you prefere.

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  21. Break neutrality again. New AR for Casey Rebelt and Oh Hyeonjeong

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  22. Really strange appointment for Casey Rebelt when there are other referees from neutral Confederation available for this match.

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    1. The days go by and the assignments get weirder...
      Maybe we will see Calderas doing Jamaica-Brazil, Mukansanga in South Africa-Italy and Carvajal in Morocco-Colombia :) :) :) We can expect everything in this tournament

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  23. Two things that caught my attention:
    - debut of the Palestinian assistant referee in Reibelt's team
    -what is Bozono doing in Hyeon-jeong's team? South Korean assistant injury?

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    1. Replaced for triggering the sequential events which created the mistakenness of the English language by Korean referee by her offsides.

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  24. Most of my attention is on Penso' game, but the incident at the 40th minute of Beaudoin's caught my eye and has some ironic similarities to the incident in the 30th minute of her previous game. As with that incident there were hints of SFP here due to contact between the studs and the knee, despite the player winning the ball at first, yet Beaudoin winds up calling no foul at all. No issues with the lack of VAR intervention here, I think YC might even be the preferred decision due to the level of force, but for sure it's a missed foul and a missed YC.

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  25. 63' Red card for Serious Foul Play after OFR by Beaudoin (originally was foul, no card). Late challenge, stepping with the studs sliding down from the side of the lower shin into the foot. It was a rather long OFR.

    To be honest, it strikes me as something quite similar to several other borderline SFP incidents we have seen already this tournament; I'm not convinced this was really a clear and obvious missed red card. I feel fairly confident in saying that there have been multiple worse challenges this tournament that haven't been reviewed.

    There was also a possible penalty just beforehand, but the broadcast didn't show us anything very clear.

    Oh, and there was a penalty given after OFR for penalty in the 49th minute as well, for tripping. Not actually very much force in it, yet there is clear tripping contact from behind.

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    1. 2 OFR’s isn’t good, especially if your game is as one-sided as this one so there isn’t anything else to really test the referee

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    2. I wouldn't necessarily say there's been nothing else to test her - as I said, I haven't really been watching, but there certainly seems to be an element of frustration from the Philippines. In many games at this tournament, players have moderated their own behavior, but now with nothing left to lose, Philippines seem difficult to referee. Check out the incident at 80' for example.

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    3. This is probably due to that the referee does not see the incident at all. She looks away and probably gets info by an assistant or something since then dont even give a yellow card.

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  26. Not much to say from Penso's game. Some minor errors but pretty much nothing major. But one incident which was a big risk, in the 83rd minute she played advantage on an offside when the defense had the ball but were under a lot of pressure, and they turned it over almost immediately. If a goal had been scored from that run of play, it could have been very controversial and there would've been nothing VAR could do to fix it.

    And I wish FIFA would let referees have some bite to their barking with regards to time wasting. 3x within about a minute and a half, at 90-91', Penso urged Switzerland to hurry up, including twice on the same restart. Why not just caution there?

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    1. Agree with the time wasting ... should've been a card, but examples in others games have shown they are reluctant to give them ... NZL - PHI for example.

      The offside advantage was horrible & followed one appox 10 mins earlier, that was was even more obvious for the AR to flag, yet didn't even thought the striker collected & dribbled towards goal making her involved.

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  27. I agree with comment above that said the assignment are gtting very weird, really unnecessary to break confederation rules and to appoint ENG ref for USA match, did you forget Mark Geiger in WC18, I think all weird appointment could be easily avoided. I don’t know how we should assessed the correlation between China from same confederation with Australia as England “colony”. IMO this is very serious mistake by Collina that could make him fired if he is not Italian or have the status as the greatest referee ever. I’m sorry for him, this is unacceptable arrangement, this is really shameful for the tournament credibility as the highest organize tournament in world of women football.

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    1. It’s not a problem : each referee is neutral to lead his own... village... (see rugby world cup)

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    2. Maybe FIFA thought that Australia being a former colony and now part of the Commonwealth and also Australia being in the same confederation as China would take out eachother and therefore an acceptable appointment. Most likely that they didn't think at all though

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    3. So English officials can't do UK outwith England, Uefa v non Uefa, anywhere in the commonwealth, the USA, anywhere that speaks English, anywhere there's been war... I'm sorry, this is a nonsense. There is nothing unacceptable about these appointments. I'd also like to say this has clearly been the best WWC when it comes to officiating. Collina deserves praise, not this faux outrage

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    4. Still better to avoid such assignment in terms of politics (USA and UK) and to avoid biased comments based on Geiger case that make Colombian furious, it’s one think, but to break the confederation rules by such historical background even if still make sense for me still unacceptable manner because you can easily appoint referee from another confederation then why you must to break it.

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    5. If you refuse English referees appointments to matches involving any country that was ever a colony, they’d be barred from refereeing any match in the tournament. And It wouldn’t surprise me to find that an English citizen has spent more time in Portugal than in America. Flights there are pretty cheap and it’s a great vacation destination. I don’t see an obvious bias from English to the Americans. We’re obnoxious tourists.

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    6. I’m not refuse English referees for a match involving former colony country but we talk about political ties in the context of adequate theory that must be seen as deterrent decision. You have 33 referees, is it very difficult or impossible to avoid such arrangement especially for Reibelt appointment in China-England.

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    7. It's funny when people discuss politics etc. This is women's football. They don't care. Players, fans media don't care where the referee is from. It's not even close as in men's football. They just focus on the game and move on with their lives.

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    8. Like u said this is only women football, then why women footballer push the legitimate power to increase their prize money and then vice versa the legitimate power raise the issue about gender equality, this is simply nonsense since the beginning. Pure hypocrisy

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    9. I am not talking about their level. I am talking about their mentality. They don’t care about what country the referee is from or what century the referees country went to war with their.

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    10. Reibelt's appointment is even stranger, because group D plays group B (with Australia) in the R16. Such constellations are often avoided.

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    11. Arbitre Anglais30 July 2023 at 19:01

      I think some people are getting a bit over stressed about the appointments. The so-called ‘neutrality’ only became a feature in last few tournaments! No one in football cares - I can think of an endless number of past games where ref was another UEFA country. There could be endless reasons (logistics for other upcoming games, language barrier, history of refs/teams). In theory, NZL / AUS are now in separate confederations - would we be happy for them to ref each other’s games? It’s often abandoned later in tournament anyway, including the final - if it’s good enough for those games, what’s the deal in the group stages?? This ‘neutrality’ has only served to create an issue.

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    12. Confederation neutrality and other nonsense should be a thing of the past and we should all be thankful that they are finally getting rid of that bs.

      I think the same rules should be applied for referees as they have when they do tournament draws. If two teams can play against eachother (i e not Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine e t c) then a referee from one country should be able to officiate the other.

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  28. Let the game flow, not fussy, consistent line... I feel I'm repeating myself a lot. In this case a (clear) correct penalty too, with no var needed. A very good game for Borjas. More generally, the officiating in the WWC four years ago varied from okay to poor, with only the odd good performance. This year has shown great progress, I've been really impressed by many referees so far

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  29. Borjas has done very well in two of the most difficult games of the tournament, in which she also didn't need VAR - probably a quarter final for her next, and if she survives that she's a VERY strong name for the final (though we have to wonder if she'll be appointed if USA or Canada is in the final)

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  30. So for the remaining six games probably something like that:
    ARG-SWE: Mukansanga
    RSA-ITA: Jacewicz
    PAN-FRA: Keighley
    JAM-BRA: Staubli
    MAR-COL: Caputi / Olofsson
    KOR-GER: Carvajal / Fortunato

    Maybe two games for CONMEBOL (as they have none so far on MD3), but I am not sure who to leave out of the other five.

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    2. Olofsson has already had two games, and maybe they don’t need to give Caputi a second one. So perhaps someone like Keighley slots in on MAR-COL and then Fortunato on PAN-FRA, assuming all the rest of your predictions are right.

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  31. Not a really good performance by Borjas, but an overall pleasant one.
    She tried to avoid cards as long as possible even if there were mandatory YCs, but managed to keep control. But I don t think that the control was mainly her effort but the players, which didn't escalate.
    She should work on her card management and her authority onfield.

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  32. I think that the appointment of Yamashita and Olofsson for important matches as fourth official is good

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  33. At the stadium tonight, if you had faults with Borjas then you're nitpicking. Kept strong control of a game that was bubbling and was very good. One of the best performances of WC

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    1. She had control and made plenty of excellent calls. Having said that, there is no reasonable way that this game goes into halftime with no yellow cards.

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  34. Norway - Philippines
    Penalty after OFR
    https://streamable.com/v1d9d8
    To be honest, I'm not fully convinced by VAR intervention, the trip seems to be not so clear like other situations, live I would have expected a whistle, but I don't know how much this is VAR stuff.
    Maybe you can help me in adding some elements to be watched for allowing an intervention. I see what it can be just a contact from behind and not a real trip. Excellent communication by referee after OFR, though.

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    1. And the straight RC after OFR:
      https://streamable.com/l0jmpt
      I can agree with this decision, but maybe we can say that in case of YC by referee, VAR wouldn't have intervened? Only one replay shows us exactly the point of contact, and I think this can justify a RC, but it is not high like the "classic" SFP. I think it is interesting that she said "excessive force", the main argument for SFP, so maybe in this case regardless of the point of contact. It is nevertheless interesting, I think that both OFR in this game can be discussed and are not very clear ones, and indeed you have a VAR from another confederation, I think a UEFA VAR would have worked differently there, but I repeat, I appreciate red card.

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    2. I share those thoughts in both situations. IMO, both situations are not that clear, that you wouldn't find proficient people, who are in favour of the initial decisions due to the reasons you mention.
      So the VAR interventions are both doubtful, but also not clearly wrong, because you could say that in both situations, the (clearly?) better solution was found after OFR.

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    3. No. 16 PHI. Contact point above the shoe, exposed studs and excessive vigour in terms of physical strength used make me clearly see the R.C.. , difficult to see live but in slow motion very evident.

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    4. N°4 PHI. Contact on the right leg is important and decisive in making her lose balance and fall to the ground, clear low foul and no restraint with the arms. The referee was quite well positioned and had a clear view, she could see it directly. I find the VAR call relevant.

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    5. First OFR for penalty I would regard as correct, there is absolutely enough contact on the leg to support VAR intervention, also very similiar to the penalty given in the men's WC in the game between Poland and Saudi Arabia (also by Fischer as VAR). The second one is mandatory in my view, the only argument against would be that the contact was only glancing but that is not a very strong argument considering it was a tackle made out of control with no regard for players safety. The only thing probably saving the Norwegian player from a long injury spell is the fact that her foot was not planted at the moment of impact, but that's not something that the Phillippine player can control

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    6. The comparison to Poland-Saudi Arabia is an interesting and good one. But even still, I think there is less force in the contact here in NOR-PHI, and it’s to the side of the foot rather than the Achilles. I don’t think the trip was enough to cause the player to go down like that, really. No issues if the referee calls it on the field, but Beaudoin had a good angle and decided no foul, and I think that decision should be supported. Two rather heavy-handed video reviews in this game from Fischer.

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  35. I have many doubts too. IMO this is a penalty, but not a clear and obvious mistake

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    1. Clear trip on the leg. Obvious foul.

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    2. Clear tripping offence. VAR must intervene.

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  36. Germany - Colombia: I must say that an anonymous writing above is right, ending first half without cards was surely not a good choice for this game. There were some challenges that would have deserved to be punished.

    Some incidents before half time whistle:
    15' Off-the-ball incident, missed by referee, I think AR2 should have helped.
    https://streamable.com/kwupxd
    Looks like a soft push without force, OK YC in case of spot by referee, correct by VAR to stay silent if missed.

    45'+2
    Missed clear YC for reckless challenge
    https://streamable.com/kozfbn

    Not the same approach that Borjas had in Italy - Argentina, in which she was very accurate in punishing by YC what needed. Don't know why she changed style, in my opinion she was fully aware of the card to be shown in first half's added time, but didn't want to give it.

    Things turned better in second half, here an example with a very clear YC for reckless challenge, correctly issued (80'):
    https://streamable.com/nrif35

    And finally, the crucial penalty in 88':
    https://streamable.com/t32mpc
    Excellent body language in whistling it and great ONSIDE by AR1 before.

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    1. @45+2': Maybe she was aware, that before most hard challenges were done by Colombia, so her acceptance would have suffered by then giving the first YC to Germany. Just as a possible explanation, a YC would have been correct, of course. And she then still gave the first YC of the game to the same player later.

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    2. Arbitre Anglais31 July 2023 at 01:23

      Actually preferred Borjas in this game. She tried to let the game flow and was brave to play on, allowing fair physical contact, even when Columbia were pressuring her. Thought she put in a very strong performance.

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  37. Can somebody tell me how to find or download whole game from the UECL 2nd round 1st leg? Thanks in advance.

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  38. https://we.tl/t-W0Rusis97f

    OT: Straight RC for DOGSO
    There was a handball by the red team player before he was clearly pulling by the grey team player but the contact (that we must look by frame to frame) was start before the handball.
    How can we decide such situation? Do you think if there was VAR, VAR would intervened the on-field decision?

    Hopefully Chefren, ESR, Philipp, Mikael, and the others expert can share their opinions.

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    1. thanks in advance

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    2. Wow, extremely difficult situation to decide! As you said, the holding starts split second before the handball offence by the attacking player. On the other hand, was it already an offence by the defender when the attacker's handball occurs? However, if you carefully study the second replay, you can spot that the leg contact (careless kick) occurs split second before the handball, so a FK and RC are correct outcome. But, without that kick, any VAR would have had big trouble what to do.

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    3. Right decision seen in slow motion, right decision taken live. But referee little inclined to tactical reading, he should have understood in advance that the goalkeeper was going to kick long and start his move/run instead he waited and found himself deciding at 20m and I think that possible hand foul he didn't see it at all. Football is changing and you need tactical sensitivity, here I didn't see it at all. If I were this referee's manager I would teach him tactical sense more than compliments for the decision made

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    4. Right decision seen in slow motion, right decision taken live. But referee little inclined to tactical reading, he should have understood in advance that the goalkeeper was going to kick long and start his move/run instead he waited and found himself deciding at 20m and I think that possible hand foul he didn't see it at all. Football is changing and you need tactical sensitivity, here I didn't see it at all. If I were this referee's manager I would teach him tactical sense more than compliments for the decision made. Sorry, I entered the previous comment as anonymous

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    5. Extremely difficult situation because, as ESR wrote, I agree with him about some points, one should understand whether the offense by defender materialized before the handball. Sureluy the first action comes from defender, but is seems that, when handball happens, the other foul must still happen. Extremely difficult for VAR, but exactly for that, and without having real evidence, the technology in this case in my opinion must support pitch decision, so I think correct not to intervene. Fans will not like because under their eyes the handball is blatant and more evident, these situations are really difficult to explain, the timing is the worst possible, but I still think OK red card.

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    1. Mukansanga with a relatively small appointment, bigger than her previous one though. If she does well, maybe there is a spot for her in the Round of 16.

      The most notable assignment though is Carvajal’s. I was wondering how FIFA would appoint her again (if at all!) after a really good game that culminated with a soft second yellow. And here she is on what is basically a winner-take-all match, between teams that could wind up being very evenly matched.

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    2. With the 4th official appointments for Calderas and Keighley (quite disappointing for both, I think), the remaining two names probably are Caputi and Jacewicz, having to break confed neutrality again in KOR-GER.
      This assumes that Huerta and Lehtovaara won't work again.
      There is also Amedome, who somehow disappeared (not even 4th official) after day 2. But I don't expect her in the important games of group H.

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    3. Maybe Keighley directly in 1/8 final? Her performance was okay, she is very experienced and the WC is die her at home.

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    4. *is for her at home

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  40. How many referee advance to knockout stage ?

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  41. Easy to see why Karboubi got CRC-ZAM. Terrible so far, first 2 YC’s very unnecessary for a game like this (first one not even a foul imo). Defensive wall management at 24’ was poor and free kick for Costa Rica at 28’ for handball ????

    As for penalty probably correct but unclear if she gave it for the arm on the shoulder or the sliding challenge, I don’t think she really knew herself tbh

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    1. And now no YC on 37’ when that was the most clear of the game. Probably because she already “gave too many in the first half”

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    2. Normally when I see comments this critical on this blog I think it's someone just being reactionary and hyperbolic, but no, everything you say here is spot on. All of the first three yellow cards are wrong / harsh and I don't even think the 6th minute one was a foul. Then no card in the 37th minute, which was really a full yellow card, somehow doesn't get one, completely inconsistent. She must have simply felt that she had already given too many to CRC. And then the 40' yellow card to ZAM is way less of a SPA, but does get one to "even things up" or something. I highlight also 22' when she gives a handball for a ball hitting a defender squarely on the chest. nd look at 45'+2' to see how long she hesitates with her whistle in her mouth before calling a handball. 65' she calls a foul the completely wrong way and gives a yellow card! From what little of the game I've watched, the foul selection threshold has been all over the place, sometimes the strictest fouls we've seen all tournament, sometimes reckless challenges aren't fouls.

      I haven't even been watching the game very closely and this is what I've seen, so many embarrassing mistakes. I feel bad to say that this level of refereeing does not belong in any game at such a big tournament; I think she is the most unqualified referee I have ever seen on a professional game. I feel bad for her, to be honest: it is irresponsible of FIFA to throw her out into such a big spotlight when she is clearly not ready for it.

      In the interest of saying something positive, I actually think the penalty at 29' is quite correct and well-spotted. The defender pulls on the attacker's shoulder and causes the attacker's upper body to torque away from the ball, clear impact on the attacker's movement, despite the quickness of the hold.

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    3. yeah it became easier for her the last 20 minutes but she was still getting some basic throw in calls incorrect. the review shouldn’t have taken 6 minutes either and I don’t like the offside before the penalty but probably right in law (different argument whether it’s in the APP), but it’s unbelievable to me how she thought corner to begin with!!

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    4. Penalty was correct, but missed YC for SPA

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    5. also no YC for clear reckless trip by the goalkeeper but the cancelled penalty saved her, quite ironic considering in their first game she was indirectly sent off due to her first YC not being cancelled after offside!

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    6. The first three yellow cards are wrong/harsh? The first YC was harsh but the second and third were 100% correct.

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  42. Highly interesting review in Karboubi's game 53rd minute. First of all, she missed a clear reckless challenge for a penalty kick. However, there was an interesting offside beforehand. A Costa Rican attacker was offside, but a Zambian defender intercepted the ball as the offside attacker challenged her. Then the defender took a few touches, eventually found herself in plenty of space, and then made a poor pass backwards to the goalkeeper, which led to the collision. The offside miss is clear; however, is it in the APP?

    To me, the offside offense did not occur in the APP due to several touches and clear possession by Zambia in between. But Karboubi ultimately decides to give the offside. And actually a very good verbal explanation from her, though it predictably does not broach the subject of APP. I also would have preferred a yellow card to be shown to the goalkeeper for the reckless challenge in spite of the offside.

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    1. Yes, I completely agree. Clear offside, but rather not in the APP.

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    2. Arbitre Anglais31 July 2023 at 11:54

      Correct decision in the end and very good explanation (one of few times it has actually been useful) but why didn’t the VAR deal with the APP/offside issue first? Very Long Check on Three Challenge which proved to be irrelevant anyway. Surely Check offside judgment first (as non-factual).

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    3. Typically in these situations the reviewable incident is checked first. If the referee decides no penalty, they cannot then go back to the offside. The offside only falls under VAR's protocol when a penalty (or goal, or DOGSO red) follows it.

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  43. "Cards unnecessary for a game like this"... don't give FIFA any ideas.

    IMHO, excellent choices by Karboubi to be somewhat strict on CRC in the first half and consequently punish intentional fouls and the reckless attack from behind that resulted in the second booking (unlike Beaudoin). Penalty a bit soft-ish and the giving not convincing, but supportable all the way. Missed booking in 37' is indeed bad and there were several smaller mistakes.

    The whole OFR seemed like a bit of a "cop-out", Karboubi did not seem too convinced to give the pen considering how long that discussion lasted. The player did become active at first, but should it really be given after? Doubtful. Agree with smala017 that a YC for reckless for the goalkeeper should still have been issued, but that would have been too much confusion for her I guess.

    All in all, Karboubi's performance surely is quite flawed...

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  44. Easy game for Koroleva. Only some little mistakes. Overall a good performance.

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    1. Enough for a third appointment in this tournament?

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    2. I don't see why not. She has arguably the best AR pair too.

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  45. How many games so far have not had a VAR intervention? This onside was pretty clear when they showed a good camera angle. Especially when they showed the VAR generated one.

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  46. Clear foul before 2-2. How can a refree miss that? So many mistakes this world cup.

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    1. Luckily, they found something else (offside), but yes, that looked like a foul in the APP.

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    2. I don’t get that review at all.

      First of all the check was very long, I expected something quick for the foul.

      Then they don’t review the foul at all but an offside?

      The player is in an offside position at the moment of the shot, but I don’t have her impacting on the opponent’s ability to play the ball *after* the shot is taken. The shot passes this defender, who is already going down, almost instantaneously, and she was already unable to block it. Never mind clear and obvious, I don’t even have this as an offside offense.

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  47. Correct OFR for offside by Van Boekel for offside, but I do agree that it looked like a foul by #21 AUS before as well. Offside is very clear on replay but hard to spot for AR considering the amount of players in the box

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    1. What offside offense is the player committing, in your view?

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    2. Clearly impeding the movement of the defender by making contact with her

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    3. but the contact between the players was before the offside offence? it’s impossible for AUS #21 to have had an impact on CAN #3 in the split second between the shot and the ball passing the defender(s). I’m totally with smala on this one

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    4. CAN #3 can definitely challenge for that ball if AUS #21 is not standing where she does. Seeing it again, maybe she doesn't make any contact just at the moment of impact on the ball, but she still impedes her movement

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    5. Also after the shot, #21 is still standing there and preventing that #3 gets closer to the ball and therefore has a chance to block it. Yes, that chance might be small, but IMO offside is the expected call here.
      Imagine, that in place of #3 was the GK and no other players around. I wouldn't have doubted that offside is clearly expected in such situations.
      Given your input, maybe indeed not "clear and obvious". But then it's still a missed incident, where it makes sense to let the referee decide at the monitor.

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    6. The defender was already airborne and had no way to adjust her body to the left to stop the shot. It’s worth noting that, from the moment of the shot, there’s minimal contact between the defender and that attacker. The ball also passes the defender in only a few milliseconds after the shot. There’s simply no way she would have been able to do anything in those few milliseconds to stop the shot, even if the attacker magically vanished at the moment of the kick.

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  48. What offside was there? It's a strange decision

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  49. I thought the announcement by Karboubi for the penalty/offside decision was a good demonstration of the sort of situation where an announcement is useful for the crowd

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  50. Tess Olofsson and Australien Coach are talking in English. I thought Theo talk Swedish.

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    1. Probably spoke English so the rest could understand as well

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    2. He clearly said to Olofsson in Swedish ”It’s so fu*king lame”. After he got the yellow card.

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  51. This has been a poor game from Frappart in all honesty so far

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    1. I agree. Came on here to see if others thought the same and here we are

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    2. I agree that it has not been a strong performance by Frappart’s standards. We have seen better performances by several officials this tournament. But we have seen far worse.

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    3. Not the worst at all and never intended to say that at the start; Just not at the standard that you expect from a referee of her level.

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    4. Why do you guys think it was a poor performance? To me, other than the key incidents, she was very good. Alert foul recognition, really good management of the Australian attempts to time waste, and in general looked much more “motivated” than her previous performance.

      About the video reviews, the first offside is a close decision for AR2. The second offside makes no sense to me, but if FIFA thinks it is correct… actually, my critique of Frappart on this play is the foul in the buildup. And finally, the penalty miss is disappointing, I agree.

      But overall at least an ok game, if not good, IMO.

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    5. I'm probably talking a bit with the green and gold but it just seemed there were a few things misses and the second offside was an odd decision but will concede I think you could probably get a 50/50 response on it so fair play.

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    6. I'm sorry, but Frappart has refereed as expected. Great pace and stamina, poor foul detection. No much different from past performances like the French Cup Final, Nantes vs. Nice, and the Women's Euro stage match, Germany vs. Spain.

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    7. The missed PK is in line with what and who Frappart is. Poor foul recognition. Because that stamp was CRYSTAL CLEAR.

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  52. 'Number 17 Canada stepped on the foot'. No jargon, a clear explanation, that says more than just foul. Best I've heard as it has further explanation than simply 'foul'

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    1. Surely that should be a caution for studs on foot? Unless the broadcast didn’t show it.

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    2. Usually I'd agree, but I'd say no card is in line with other examples this tournament with not too high force

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  53. Sure must be nice to the top ref. You can give YCs for DtR (nobody else seems to be allowed to do so), but perhaps she followed the new guidelines discussed earlier and decided that a YC for a team that would be eliminated was not "neccessary", even if she says herself it is a stamp...

    Btw, was one of Canada's sub a concussion one. Otherwise I count 6...

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    1. Should be for concussion, the doctor put up a finger for her to follow like a check if she was okay

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  54. Costa Rica - Zambia:

    29' Penalty
    https://streamable.com/0p78bw
    To be honest, I try to see the reason of the whistle, but I don't find it. Not a significant contact, attacker falls mostly by herself. I agree with one comment above about referee's perception, she didn't see anything in my opinion and she whistled just thinking about a possible foul, see her positioning. Struggling to find the best angle, but not giving absolutely the idea of having a visual control of penalty area. The arm from behind is not enough, and there aren't other challenges.

    53' Possible penalty, offside given after OFR
    https://streamable.com/nogrbz
    At first we must say that it is very poor to play on after this challenge. Penalty should have been whistled, without hesitation. If we compare to previous situation... nothing vs. everything.
    Then, clear violation of VAR protocol. We have Zambia getting ball again after the offside, and, to be sure for the end of previous APP, there is also a deliberate play (backpass), so impossible to come back to that offside. Of course it is correct decision to whistle offside, but it was a technical mistake. Not to talk about the duration of OFR. UEFA and Rosetti says: "Minimum interference, maximum benefit...". Then you look at this video (how long?) and that's all.

    I also took a look at the mentioned minor incidents, no time to make video, but for me: first YC no foul, she gave for SPA, thinking about a real contact, but it was rather shoulder-shoulder, second YC soft but supportable, in modern refereeing is not given anymore, but here you can't blame with a very strict approach, if kept. Then, YC in 37' for reckess challenge extremely clear but missed, and again a missed incident close or inside penalty area.
    Very poor officiating, but this game showed again the level of quality of CAF VAR... really sorry to say that.

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    1. Please send this referee home, asap.

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    2. So in the last two World Cups for men and women, we've had one technical mistake in both of them, this is very much not a good look for FIFA…

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    3. 29 is an arm pull before the shot. Clearly affects the players possibility to shoot.

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    4. Al Marri involved again... maybe he had an input as AVAR? :)

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    5. 29' defender pulled attacker left arm.

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    6. Is APP clearly defined in the VAR protocol? When does it start? Or is it left to the referee's interpretation?

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    7. GREAT penalty call by Kaboubi. That she called all by herself without having VAR do her job for her. The pulled arm by the C.R. player is crystal clear and effects the Zambian player ability to shoot.

      I'm still confused as to why that offside was called and not an OFR for a clear penalty that Karboubi totally missed.

      - Did the C.R. player effect or interfere with the Zambian player ability to get to and play the ball? NO
      So why the offside? What happens after, the Zambian back pass is totally another play that has zero to do with the initial C.R. play.

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  55. Canada - Australia, disallowed goal for offside.
    https://streamable.com/n7o9az
    I think that it was easier to call this OFR for the clear foul before (missed also YC), but VAR decided to focus on the offside. I think that this was because very often offside is more objective than a foul. Nevertheless, here I also think that some of Smala arguments reported above are valid. The defender covered by attacker can't do anything and everything happens in an extremely short time, there isn't even time to think about a possible action. But very often I heard from some technical discussions that being in offside and impeding the opponent in a way like this is enough, if players are close, regardless of the possible defensive action. I think that this can be discussed, but the offside is not a wrong decision.
    Making the OFR for the previous foul would have been easy and better.

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    1. The previous VAR intervention for allowing the goal scored by Australia.
      https://streamable.com/m6x1qa
      As commentator said, it looked offside, but camera was not in line and the other defender kept onside.
      Can't really blame AR2, but flags in borderline situations are more mistakes than a NO FLAG that is in case later changed to offside.

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    2. What about penalti?

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    3. https://streamable.com/d92nla
      Here the incident, I was just preparing the video.
      For me correct call by VAR Van Boekel in a situation maybe difficult to read because quick action, and Frappart already focused on what was happening later. A replay clearly shows that it is ONSIDE, despite of looking at first glance borderline, so no long time needed. Interesting remark: Frappart stopped the game, but she didn't go immediately to OFR, a few seconds passed, this shouldn't be done, but I guess it was they wanted to avoid a situation like a goal scored by Canada before the OFR.

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    4. Coppola's mistake in the first goal is due to a genuine human condition. Whenever there is a fast-break and a long ball is delivered, the ar starts to run in order to keep pace with the moving players. Hence, the ar is almost never in line with the action and judges the offside/onside situation not from the perfect parallel line angle while running as fast as he/she is able to. Most mistakes are made when the player is close to the ar and there is no good perspective to judge the situation; the second position drawing some difficulty for the ar is when the player is on the other end of the field, as it happened today in the first goal's case.

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    5. What are you talking about? Don't "invent" a reason or an excuse as to why Frappart missed such a crystal-clear penalty. She is not "already focused on what was happening later". She is clearly still looking at the incident when the Canadian player stamps on the Aussie's foot.
      - Is she close to the incident? Yes
      - Does have an unbeatable angle? Yes
      - Does she have an unobstructed view? Yes
      Whether it was inside or outside should not dictate if she calls a foul or not. A foul is a foul! And this was a BAD miss for the high and mighty untouchable Frappart.

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    6. Frappart created that mess because of her poor foul recognition. There is a clear foul on IIRC Reviere in the buildup. If she rightly whistles that obvious foul, nothing else happens. My God, what happened to common sense and simple refereeing? Just call the simple fouls! Is it really that difficult for these supposed "best" female referees?

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  56. Artur Dias Umut Meler letexier scharer Davide Massa Daniel siebert ??

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  57. What about the performance of Frappart , Garcia , Koroleva and Karboubi ?

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    1. Typical Frappart. Runs a lot with poor foul recognition. Needs VAR to call crystal clear PK for her.

      Great PK call by Karboubi. That she spotted and called all by herself without needing VAR to do her job for her (unlike other referees). The Zambian player was clearly pulled back by the C.R. player as she was attempting to shoot. It's a personal preference and probably an unpopular one among the "butchers" here. But I liked the way she used her cards. Even though she did miss one or two that should have been given. But it worked for her and the match. Very refreshing to see old-school common-sense refereeing.

      Garcia. It would be too frustrating to write about her deficiencies and shortcomings. I'll sum it by saying this. If she's refereeing a Liga MX Femenil match. I'd rather watch paint dry. It's less frustrating.

      Koroleva. Easy match. Spain was happy to pass pass pass. While Japan sat back and struck on quick counter attacks. The disciplined, well behaved, highly skilled, and polite Japanese team make it easy for the referee. Spain aided the referee by never resorting to dirty play and/or tactics regardless of the shoreline.

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  58. 🇰🇷 Corea del Sur vs Alemania 🇩🇪
    A: Anna-Marie Keighley 🇳🇿
    A1: Sarah Jones 🇳🇿
    A2: Maria Salamasina 🇼🇸
    4to: Marta Huerta 🇪🇸

    🇲🇦 Marruecos vs Colombia 🇨🇴
    A: Maria Ferriere Caputi 🇮🇹
    A1: Francesca Di Monte 🇮🇹
    A2: Mihaela Tepusa 🇷🇴
    4to: Akhona Makalima 🇿🇦

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    1. It’s so sad to see meritocracy destroyed (again) by the Italian, simply unacceptable appointment (it’s still okay to give her only 1 match but she get 2 and Martincic who care about her)

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  59. In the Jamaica-Brazil match, the fourth official, Anna Marie Keighley , was replaced by Vincentia Amedome.

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    1. Perhaps they expected GER-KOR to be less important than it has turned out.

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  60. Vincentia Amedome, Emikar Calderas, Marta Huerta, Kate Jacewicz, Lina Lehtovaara and Ivana Martinčić only got one match in group stage. Maybe an early R16 match for Kate Jacewicz.

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    1. Maybe Jacewicz has the pre-planned Marciniak path to the final!

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