Boos are barrelling around Parramatta Stadium. Wang Shuang, China’s star midfielder who had given her side a 2-1 lead in stoppage time of the first half, is gesturing to the crowd to get louder.
The referee is in the centre-circle, staring furiously at the sideline where all North Korea’s players are gathered, refusing to return to the field. Their captain, An Kuk-hyang, keeps pointing at the VAR screen and then, condescendingly, to her own eyes. Wang’s goal had initially been ruled offside but was then awarded after VAR review.
