Tori Penso follows the steps of Stéphanie Frappart, being the second woman to officiate at Men's World Cup. A full female trio to handle Czech Republic - South Africa.
Match #25
Group A
18 June 2026, 18:00 CET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
CZECH REPUBLIC - SOUTH AFRICA
Referee: Tori Penso USA
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR : Isaac Trevis NZL
Vidéo Assistant Referee: Tatiana Guzman NCA
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 1 : Joe Dickerson USA
Assistant Vidéo Assistant Referee 2 : Mohammed Obaid Khadim UAE
Red and white stripes? Or i see wrong?
ReplyDeleteThat’s looks really good
DeleteCall me a scrooge but not a fan of the stripes on the kit.
DeleteThere is also a blue one.
DeleteHonoring Letexier's and Turpin's performances by wearing the French flag. ;)
Lmaoo @philipp probably for the 250th anniversary of US especially with a US ref.
DeleteGreat to see Penso looking thrilled to be there before kick off, looking relaxed and ready for action
ReplyDeleteDid I miss something or were South Africa awarded a free kick after one of their players pushed an opponent in the back on 21 minutes?
ReplyDeleteYeah, probably saw the foul and accidentally pointed in the wrong direction. Clear Mistake.
DeleteBesides that solid performance so far
Full-Sequence: https://streamable.com/zx7s57
DeleteShe whistled for a handball by the Norwegian player.
DeleteShe's had a good read on challenges so far. A couple of challenges that have been careless where it would be easy to get it wrong and say they were reckless
ReplyDeleteCorrect YC for reckless challenge and good for allowing the advantage to be played and then cautioning at the next stoppage.
ReplyDeleteClip YC 33': https://streamable.com/tlcubl
DeleteCorrect yellow card. God knows how the SA player is complaining about it
ReplyDeleteGood YC, generally realy like her performance so far
ReplyDeleteGood interpretation of deflection vs deliberate play for that offside
ReplyDeleteAt first glance, it looked like a wrong offside call to me, but I'm probably mistaken.
DeleteOffside call, I did not see where it was acutally?
ReplyDeleteInitial ball forward. The ball came of the head of the Czech defender but correctly judged as a deflection and the offside was given when the attacker then got the ball
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DeleteAnother correct YC and well managed on the protests by the South Africans who are behaving disgracefully.
ReplyDeleteReally solid performance by Penso so far (38 mins). I particularly like her communication style; controlled body language, smiling and she keeps the conversation short without being dismissive.
ReplyDeleteAgree. The personality with the players is very positive but also to the point. I did not watch her referee much in the Women World Cup but she is quite solid.
DeleteFNALLY a YC for dissent
ReplyDeleteYC for RSA5: Persistent infringement or dissent?
ReplyDeleteEither would be correct for me.
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DeleteAbout situation in 21 minute, where we have pushing from RSA and foul for RSA called,was there handball that she saw?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think so
DeleteA fairly positive first half performance from Penso and team. Strong foul detection and sanctions applied consistently with good use of advantage applied throughout. AR2 has applied herself well with good judgement on a few situations. Very personable and has a lot of soft skills when handling players which is working so far. 2 correct YC's (one for reckless and one for persistent or dissent) and hopefully she will continue this in the second half which I think may present more challenges for her. Only minor complaint of note would be the the overrule when AR2 incorrectly signaled a throw in and the incident on 21'.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.instagram.com/p/DWbKkYIDAfC/?igsh=MW9kcmp0eWo2MXNwOQ==
ReplyDeleteGood no PK call on 51'
ReplyDeleteQuite obvious offside missed by AR1 on 55'
ReplyDeleteAt lest yc in 54 min
ReplyDeleteIn the first half, Tori change decision given by AR2 Kathryn Nesbitt, who awarded a throw in to the Czech Republic instead of South Africa. With all the communication tools available at this level, they will be disappointed not to have communicated each other early. Overall she remained in control and handled the misconduct decisions correctly.
ReplyDeleteHaving a good game although very central positioning and when defence start to break runs looking ahead leaving play directly behind her. With no direct vision of potential challenges
ReplyDeleteClip YC 75': https://streamable.com/231ft9
ReplyDeleteMissed YC.
ReplyDeleteYeah I think SPA was better there. Great GK call between the crew right after it though.
DeleteIt was so clear to be missed. That was poor
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DeleteMissed a clear yellow card in the 78th minute for holding by a Czech player.
ReplyDeleteWell spotted handling and PK
ReplyDeleteSuper PK decision, and performance as a whole
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DeleteLooked like it hit the arm that was slightly away from body so correct decision.
ReplyDeleteGood PK decision
ReplyDeleteCorrect PK
ReplyDeleteVery good spot of the penalty kick, broadcaster without the best replays but I think last one was OK for confirming the call!
ReplyDelete+1. Needed the very last replay to solve it.
DeleteThe same with Haiti Scotland 78 min but was not given by ghorbal
ReplyDeleteImpressive performance!
ReplyDeleteMissed 2YC for RSA number 4 for blocking an opponent without ball in the middle on 89'
ReplyDeleteRC for SAF #14 violent conduct ? No replay but i see it very clear at 88:25
ReplyDeleteIt was number 4 so at least 2YC
DeleteSo far so good Penso
ReplyDeleteIt's one of them, some people from some countries won't like it, with the argument it is a natural position as it is very natural for arms to be out when rotating/turning. But we know FIFA don't see it like that, open arm so punishable and a very good spot
ReplyDeleteShe was about to lose this personal "duel" with Czech player, who didn't want to obey to referee, but the US official saved herself in "corner" by insisting (at least the player was hearing for a while). This shouldn't be done if one is not sure about the outcome.
ReplyDeleteHowever, personal opinion, she is by far better than Frappart, if we want to make a comparison between them, in terms of body language. The French referee rather never appeared in such mood. But of course she has her style, personally I prefer Tori Penso's one, especially very communicative eyes when she warns and books players.
I don't think it was offside in 90+1'
ReplyDeleteIt was from the flick on
DeleteNot the initial FK but on the header.
DeleteAnother one of the best performances of the tournament, not on Turpins level from yesterday obviously but still very good, she should definitely get a 2nd game
ReplyDeleteVery very good. I‘m convinced that she will get a second game.
DeleteGood performance from Tori. Obviosly some minor mistakes in technical way-decision making, as also some mandatory Yellow card misses. Very good fitness,positioning, also communication on high level. Expect to see her one more time in GS.
ReplyDelete+1. Unfortunately, Brooke's and Kathryn's performances were somewhat lackluster today, which caused the overall performance to drop slightly...
DeleteIn summary for this contributor the first half performance was significantly better than the second asides from getting the key penalty decision in the second half correct. Unfortunately as the game progressed "smaller" fouls were incorrectly identified or missed which created an air of inconsistency towards the end of the game. Additionally Penso significantly deteriorated in terms of positioning soly relying on using the centre of the pitch the move up and down which led her to the inconsistencies mentioned.
ReplyDeleteOverall I would class this as an expected level performance with areas for improvement. First half showing as the KMI's along with her soft personable skills are certainly a reason to award her a second match (maybe even a R32) but I would be surprised to see her progress further unless she rectified the areas for improvement.
Very good performance with correct PK and good leadership. Unfortunately, I think that there will be BW on her grade beacuse of 89' missed 2yc for RSA number 4, which is sad because of otherwise fantastic refereeing.
ReplyDelete89' looks like a push, didn't watch a replay, maybe not violent conduct, player already booked so second YC possible, but yes, in such a tournament...
ReplyDeleteNo Replays in the TV Broadcast...
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Watching the penalty again there may have been input from AR1. Penso appears to be the wrong side to see the hand and she does have a brief glance over to AR1. Either way a very good call
ReplyDeleteYes I was watching again as well, honestly hard for Penso to make an assessment by herself from that position.
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