The referee of England's hugely controversial last-16 World Cup victory twice overruled VAR [video assistant referee] to stop Cameroon players from walking off in protest, according to reports.Referee Qin Liang was reportedly worried that the Cameroon players would stop playing when she decided against listening to VAR's advice over Fran Kirby's penalty appeal and Alexandra Takounda's tackle on Steph Houghton that could have resulted in a red card.FIFA has said it will deal strongly with Cameroon over their disgraceful behaviour during the game, with retrospective bans possible for those who spat at and stamped on Phil Neville's players. Referee Qin Liang was worried Cameroon's players would walk off the pitch against England Augustine Ejangue spat on England's Toni Duggan before the Cameroon players threatened to leave the pitch.The Telegraph reports that the governing body has, however, backed Liang's controversial decisions. Augustine Ejangue appeared to spit on England's Toni Duggan during the last-16 tie Duggan could be seen pointing to her arm where it landed during the early exchangesSportsmail also revealed that Cameroon claimed that they were victims of racism, with players shouting 'it's a white World Cup' in the tunnel after the game. FIFA, whose investigations may not conclude for a few days, are taking a dim view of that.Sanctions could involve a points deduction that would impact on the country's potential to qualify for the next World Cup. Cameroon's players also claimed that the tournament in France was a 'white World Cup'
Referee ignored VAR recommendations to give decisions against Cameroon
The referee of England's hugely controversial last-16 World Cup victory twice overruled VAR [video assistant referee] to stop Cameroon players from walking off in protest, according to reports.Referee Qin Liang was reportedly worried that the Cameroon players would stop playing when she decided against listening to VAR's advice over Fran Kirby's penalty appeal and Alexandra Takounda's tackle on Steph Houghton that could have resulted in a red card.FIFA has said it will deal strongly with Cameroon over their disgraceful behaviour during the game, with retrospective bans possible for those who spat at and stamped on Phil Neville's players. Referee Qin Liang was worried Cameroon's players would walk off the pitch against England Augustine Ejangue spat on England's Toni Duggan before the Cameroon players threatened to leave the pitch.The Telegraph reports that the governing body has, however, backed Liang's controversial decisions. Augustine Ejangue appeared to spit on England's Toni Duggan during the last-16 tie Duggan could be seen pointing to her arm where it landed during the early exchangesSportsmail also revealed that Cameroon claimed that they were victims of racism, with players shouting 'it's a white World Cup' in the tunnel after the game. FIFA, whose investigations may not conclude for a few days, are taking a dim view of that.Sanctions could involve a points deduction that would impact on the country's potential to qualify for the next World Cup. Cameroon's players also claimed that the tournament in France was a 'white World Cup'
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