FIFA’s recent referees media briefing at the conclusion of the Round of 16 brought to light the statistics from all refereeing decisions made so far at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
With the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in full effect during the tournament, many eyes and ears were eager to see how it was performing.
Read on below for a summary of the most important statistics from the media briefing:
| Yellow Cards – 107 |
| Reckless – 71 |
| SPA – 28 |
| Unsporting Behaviour – 7 |
| Simulation – 1 |
| Red Cards – 3 |
| Second Yellow Card – 2 |
| Denying a Goal-scoring Opportunity – 1 |
| VAR Overview |
| Incidents checked – 441 |
| Matches – 44 |
| VAR Reviews – 29 |
| Checks per match – 10.02 |
| VAR Reviews |
| On-field Reviews – 22 |
| Changed Decisions – 18 |
| Confirmed Decisions – 4 |
| Only VAR Reviews – 7 |
| Changed Decisions – 7 |
| Reviewable Decisions Accuracy |
| Without VAR – 92.51% correct |
| With VAR – 98.18% correct |
| Decisions Changed – 25 |
| Final Decisions Wrong – 8 |
| Penalty Kicks |
| Penalty Kicks Awarded – 23 |
| Without VAR assistance – 12 |
| With VAR assistance – 11 |
| Penalty Kicks Canceled after VAR assistance – 3 |
| Offside & Goals |
| Goal disallowed by AR correct decisions – 14 |
| Decisions corrected by VAR – 6 |
| Time vs Accuracy |
| Avg. time delay by VAR intervention – 0:58 |
| Avg. time used in VAR reviews – 1:33 |
| Avg. time used in VAR checks (with delay) – 0:35 |
You can watch the briefing and view the presentation on FIFA’s website here.
Credit: FIFA
