Wednesday, June 1, 2022

All-Women Referees in Soccer World Cup for the First Time

The Under-20 Soccer Women's World Cup will be the first competition that will feature only women refereeing games.  

54 all-female officials have been appointed to the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica by FIFA, the first time it has done so for one of its tournaments.


Of course, few noticed for years when only men refereed games, even if all the players were female. We don't notice when the top of the hierarchy makes decisions for lower groups. Now what we need is many men's tournaments being called by only female referees. 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-fifa/story/4678808/under-20-womens-world-cup-to-be-first-competition-with-all-women-refereeing-teams