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China, again shut out from the World Cup, cheers on referee Ma Ning, whose strict demeanor and social-media savvy have made him the tournament’s best-known Chinese figure, fueling interviews and sponsorships as he considers retirement after the event.
Three American women—Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt—made history as the first all-American, all-women officiating crew at the men’s FIFA World Cup, refereeing the Czech Republic vs. South Africa group-stage match with Penso as center official and Mayo and Nesbitt as assistants. The trio are seasoned FIFA officials who’ve worked major events, and Mayo is noted as the World Cup’s first publicly out gay official.