There has been an intriguing new addition to the Women’s World Cup. Referees can now announce their decisions over their microphone to everyone inside the stadiums in Australia and New Zealand, as well as players and coaching staff from both sides.
With VAR very much in demand so far during the tournament after a spate of early penalties, followed by divisive offside calls in recent games, we’ve already heard a fair few of the match officials selected for the tournament announcing the decisions that either they have made or VAR has advised on ever since the opening game of the tournament when New Zealand were awarded a late penalty against Norway.
