FIFA officially published the list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who would officiate at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. [1]
After VAR reviews, the referees at the tournament gave explanations that were broadcast in the stadium and on television as part of a year-long trial of the technique intended to give more transparency to often-controversial decisions. Other sports with video referees already used the measure, with FIFA also having implemented it at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [2]
In January 2023, the FIFA Referees Committee announced the list of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees from all six confederations for the Women's World Cup. Of the 33 referees, FIFA included 2 each from Australia, Canada, South Korea, and the United States. [1]
On 9 January 2023, FIFA announced 19 video assistant referees (VARs) had been appointed. For the first time in the Women's World Cup, the FIFA Referees Committee had appointed six female video assistant referees.
Confederation | Video assistant referee |
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AFC | Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) |
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) | |
CAF | Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
CONCACAF | Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
Drew Fischer (Canada) | |
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) | |
Armando Villarreal (United States) | |
CONMEBOL | Salomé di Iorio (Argentina) |
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) | |
Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil) | |
Juan Soto (Venezuela) | |
UEFA | Ella De Vries (Belgium) |
Marco Fritz (Germany) | |
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) | |
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) | |
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) | |
Sian Massey-Ellis (England) | |
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) |
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