Qin Liang was concerned Cameroon would walk off the pitch when she rejected the advice. FIFA has backed her decisions, as investigations continue.
It is understood that FIFA has backed Liang's decisions, too, given the ugly incidents that preceded the two decisions in a match that threatened to spiral out of control.
FIFA has studied Liang's performance – officially ruled as "good" in the report to FIFA – finding "every decision and the use of VAR correct, using the protocols" and that she tried to get the Cameroon players to restart the game promptly following each flashpoint. Johansen, who is also president of the Sierra Leone FA, said in a statement: "Whilst remaining proud of our African teams that participated in the World Cup, the match between England and Cameroon reflected badly, not only on African women's football but African football on the whole. It is an issue which will be addressed and dealt with at the appropriate levels of governance.
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