Prior to the start of the soccer World Cup Qatar tournament, the training of referees was released locally on the 18th.
The Qatar tournament will start on the 20th local time and early morning on the 21st Japan time.
The referees of the tournament have been preparing in Doha, the capital of Qatar, since the 10th of this month, and the state of training was released on the 18th.
At this tournament, three women, including Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan, were selected for the first time among the 36 referees who are candidates for the referee, and there are also three women who will serve as assistant referees.
Ms. Yamashita and other female referees did not show up for training on the pitch that day, but the referees who attended the training repeatedly made judgments about plays during the match format.
According to FIFA = International Football Federation, the Qatar tournament will also introduce a new technology that uses cameras to judge offsides.
Assistant referee Kathryn Nesbitt of the United States said, "This tournament is very important and we have all worked hard to get here. It is very important to be among the six representatives of women." was talking
Regarding Yamashita-san, he said, "We had the opportunity to work together in this year's match, so we trained together a lot. She is a very good referee. I joined this team with Yoshimi-san. I'm glad I got in," he said.