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       #Post#: 55753--------------------------------------------------
       Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: mutn3
       Date: November 27, 2022, 1:11 pm
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       I need to be careful, I'm told, but one can't help wondering the
       purpose of selecting three women referees if none have yet been
       used on-field?
       I know some male colleagues are yet to be appointed too
       , but the further a tournament progresses, the harder it will be
       to find a game. My view now is that if a women is appointed to
       two sides who can't qualify it will be worse than not appointing
       at all!
       Tokenism? That's a view that could be held.
       If the Rwandan, Japanese and French women referees were told,
       pre tournament, to come and soak up the atmosphere,
       but expect nothing more, then is that a message known, or do
       they all still hope?
       Or, being of an age where all three can be appointed to the next
       WC, has that been the plan ?
       I respectfully raise this in conversation,  hoping others can
       shed light ?
       And, btw, this has been set in paragraphs. Why oh why it's been
       amended to make it look like I've been kept back a couple of
       years idk!
       #Post#: 55754--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qator WC
   DIR By: MCPridz
       Date: November 27, 2022, 1:22 pm
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       I think they were only appointed as support officials so only
       likely to get 4th appointments
       #Post#: 55773--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qator WC
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: November 27, 2022, 4:59 pm
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       I think the intention was only for them to ever act as support
       officials but with an added intention of normalising them being
       there. Next time round no-one will even bat an eye over females
       being included because it's been done before.
       #Post#: 55780--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qator WC
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: November 28, 2022, 2:45 am
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       --- Quote from: bmb link ---
       >
       > I think the intention was only for them to ever act as support
       officials but with an added intention of normalising them being
       there. Next time round no-one will even bat an eye over females
       being included because it's been done before.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I think you're right. I had thought Frappert (at least) would
       get a middle. but I'm beginning to wonder.
       #Post#: 55783--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: November 28, 2022, 8:08 am
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       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > [quote author=bmb link=topic=4240.msg55773#msg55773
       date=1669589980]
       > I think the intention was only for them to ever act as support
       officials but with an added intention of normalising them being
       there. Next time round no-one will even bat an eye over females
       being included because it's been done before.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I think you're right. I had thought Frappert (at least) would
       get a middle. but I'm beginning to wonder.
       [/quote]
       Maybe if there's a dead rubber game on MD3, she'll get a run
       out?
       #Post#: 55784--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: November 28, 2022, 8:13 am
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       Would Ma Ning's team have got a match if he had changed his name
       to Pa Ning?
       #Post#: 55863--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: November 29, 2022, 3:22 am
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       If some referees were intended only as support officials then I
       think this should have been made clear pre-tournament. I think
       from the way it was presented the general presumption was that
       all 36 referees should be expected to referee at least one game.
       There were certainly questions asked of Collina about the female
       referees refereeing a game in the press conference and I think
       it will look pretty bad if not a single one of them referees a
       game.
       #Post#: 55878--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: SmallChild
       Date: November 29, 2022, 6:11 am
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       --- Quote from: Readingfan link ---
       >
       > If some referees were intended only as support officials then
       I think this should have been made clear pre-tournament. I think
       from the way it was presented the general presumption was that
       all 36 referees should be expected to referee at least one game.
       There were certainly questions asked of Collina about the female
       referees refereeing a game in the press conference and I think
       it will look pretty bad if not a single one of them referees a
       game.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       It seems to have been a recent shift to not announcing who will
       be support referees at FIFA tournaments, they previously did,
       for example they announced the referee and assistant pair who
       would be a support from a confederation for 2014. 2018 seemed to
       be much more subtle, not declaring support officials, but
       generally referees announced without two ARs in their trio (Jair
       Marrufo the lone exception) not reffing games.
       I suspected from the announcement when I saw two french refs
       (Turpin and Frappart) and only two french ARs that this might be
       the case and that they hid this in the announcement to avoid
       scrutiny. There is an outside chance in one of the eight games
       without a referee appointed yet we see Frappart as unlike
       Yamashita and Mukansanga she has received far fewer fourth
       official appointments and so may be being 'held back' so to
       speak in case an opportunity (which for FIFA is probably a game
       with absolutely nothing riding on it) arises.
       #Post#: 55885--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: cwh
       Date: November 29, 2022, 11:23 am
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       --- Quote from: SmallChild link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Readingfan link=topic=4240.msg55863#msg55863
       date=1669713769]
       > If some referees were intended only as support officials then
       I think this should have been made clear pre-tournament. I think
       from the way it was presented the general presumption was that
       all 36 referees should be expected to referee at least one game.
       There were certainly questions asked of Collina about the female
       referees refereeing a game in the press conference and I think
       it will look pretty bad if not a single one of them referees a
       game.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       It seems to have been a recent shift to not announcing who will
       be support referees at FIFA tournaments, they previously did,
       for example they announced the referee and assistant pair who
       would be a support from a confederation for 2014. 2018 seemed to
       be much more subtle, not declaring support officials, but
       generally referees announced without two ARs in their trio (Jair
       Marrufo the lone exception) not reffing games.
       I suspected from the announcement when I saw two french refs
       (Turpin and Frappart) and only two french ARs that this might be
       the case and that they hid this in the announcement to avoid
       scrutiny. There is an outside chance in one of the eight games
       without a referee appointed yet we see Frappart as unlike
       Yamashita and Mukansanga she has received far fewer fourth
       official appointments and so may be being 'held back' so to
       speak in case an opportunity (which for FIFA is probably a game
       with absolutely nothing riding on it) arises.
       [/quote]
       Maybe I'm a little naive but surely all this adds up to
       discrimination ?
       #Post#: 55904--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Women referees at Qatar WC
   DIR By: WaitAndSee
       Date: November 29, 2022, 3:04 pm
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       Match officials designations
       FIFA World Cup - Group E - 1 December 2022, Al Bayt Stadium
       CRC🇨🇷 🆚 GER🇩🇪
       Referee:  Stéphanie FRAPPART 🇫🇷
       AR 1: Neuza BACK 🇧🇷
       AR 2: Karen DIAZ MEDINA 🇲🇽
       4th: Said MARTINEZ 🇭🇳
       
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