2023-07-20 19:37:24
He Opening match of the Women’s World Cup between New Zealand and Norway (1-0) left an image never seen before in a World Cup: the referee’s decision to whistle a penalty was heard over the loudspeaker of the Eden Park stadium in Auckland, the most populous city in New Zealand, and seen on television.
After its implementation in the U-20 World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, during the World Cup matches in Australia and New Zealand, which will be held from July 20 to August 20, explanations of the arbitration decisions adopted thanks to the use of VAR will be offered.
In the match between the New Zealanders and the Norwegians, referee Yoshimi Yamashita awarded the penalty kick in the 88th minute in favor of the co-hosts following video refereeing of a handball by Tuuva Hansen. This decision was clearly heard both in the stadium and on television.
With this new measure, FIFA wants to provide transparency to arbitration decisions and make them better understood. Therefore, once an important decision is made and the process is over, before resuming play the referee will make an announcement over the stadium’s public address system.
Despite the penalty being missed by Ria Percival, who smashed the ball off the crossbar, New Zealand claimed their first World Cup victory thanks to a 48th-minute Hannah Wilkinson goal.
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