Ana Thais Matos and more

Posted On: December 1, 2022

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The 2022 World Cup is marked not only by zebras on the pitch, but by the presence of women.

In Brazil, Renata Silveira has become the first woman to narrate World Cup matches on open television.

Narrator Globo’s performance was highly appreciated by the public who followed the broadcasts of the first and second rounds of the World Cup.

Guys, what a special day. I can’t follow everything here, a lot.
You have me on the hottest topics on Twitter. 🇧🇷

Passing by to thank the public and the affection.

12/22/22 – From today there will be female narration on open TV in the World Cups.

— Renata Silveira (@renatasilveirag) November 22, 2022

Also on the same channel, Ana Thaís Matos became the first woman to commentate a game for the Brazilian men’s World Cup team.

The duo delighted and made sports media history in Brazil with a performance at the World Cup in Qatar.

Thank you for so many nice messages and for this amazing audience!

Today Tite wanted to pay to see, the game was blurry, but we are in the eighth round!

Wow! pic.twitter.com/MQl1ty5NU3

— Ana Thais (@anathaismatos) November 28, 2022

In addition to them, Globo has other women in the 2022 World Cup coverage team.

In Qatar, women also stole the show as a form of protest demanding the freedom of their rights.

During the opening match of the World Cup, Iranian players did not sing the anthem as a form of protest against the circumstances the country is going through.

In the stands, the crowd waved a flag with the following phrase “the freedom of women’s life”, which in Portuguese means: “freedom for women’s life”.

Iranian fans have opened a stadium flag in support of women’s protests in the country for more freedom. The angle does not allow a good view, but it says “the freedom of women’s lives” pic.twitter.com/wKc1ObiIHe

— Rodrigo Mattos (@_rodrigomattos_) November 21, 2022

It was also possible to see the emotion of the fans when they were able to follow the men’s team during an official World Cup match.

Women make World Cup refereeing history

In the third round of the World Cup group stage, FIFA confirmed a female referee trio to referee the duel between Costa Rica and Germany, for group E.

Marking the history of the World Cup, the match will be refereed by the French Stéphanie Frappart, the Mexican Karen Diaz Medina and the Brazilian Neuza Back.

Additionally, in the VAR stand during the 2022 World Cup game will be Canadian Kathryn Nesbitt.

Two other names complete the women’s refereeing at the Worlds this year as a whole: Salima Mukansanga, from Rwanda, and Yamashita Yoshimi, from Japan.

protests in Qatar

In addition to women’s rights protests, other teams spoke out against racism and homophobia at the 2022 World Cup.