Fewer cameras at the women’s championship than at the men’s.
It affects the basis for the VAR decisions – and causes the star Kosovare Asllani to rage.
– It is catastrophic, she says.
It has been a big talk in Sweden throughout the championship. Blågult has had several goals, as many as five, disallowed after a VAR decision since the tournament started – where some have been extremely unsafe.
Wrongly convicted
The clearest example was Rebecka Blomqvist’s goal against Switzerland in the second group stage match after the line was drawn completely wrong by the VAR referees. It also took a long time to decide whether Stina Blackstenius was really on the right side in the quarter-final against Belgium – but after several minutes the referees chose to rule out the Swedish lead goal.
Now comes information from SVG Europe that the requirement for the number of cameras during the EC was only 15. It can be compared with the men’s championship where the lowest acceptable number was 36.
It provides a significantly worse basis for the VAR decisions, and causes Swedish star Kosovare Asllani to rage ahead of the important semi-final against England.
“It’s catastrophic”
– We have discussed using 50 percent fewer cameras in our EC compared to the men’s EC. It is catastrophic, quite honestly, says Asllani at a press conference according to SVT Sport and continues:
– There will not be truthfully judged decisions. If VAR is not supposed to be used correctly, why do we have it at all?
Sweden’s national team captain, Peter Gerhardsson, agrees with his 32-year-old superstar.
– For me, it is not acceptable during an EC, he says.
Sweden’s semi-final against England kicks off at 21.00 on Tuesday evening.
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