Australia are no strangers to the team’s bizarre protests but they will need to keep frustrations in check in Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final
Boos are barrelling around Parramatta Stadium. Wang Shuang, China’s star midfielder who had given her side a 2-1 lead in stoppage time of the first half, is gesturing to the crowd to get louder.
The referee is in the centre-circle, staring furiously at the sideline where all North Korea’s players are gathered, refusing to return to the field. Their captain, An Kuk-hyang, keeps pointing at the VAR screen and then, condescendingly, to her own eyes. Wang’s goal had initially been ruled offside but was then awarded after VAR review.
Five minutes pass. Eventually, the exasperated referee whistles the half to a close and stomps off the field.
🎙️ "It's really disappointing to see that this is still a tactic being deployed by DPR Korea"
