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Welch and Foster named among referees for 2023 Women’s World Cup
Referee Rebecca Welch

REBECCA WELCH and Cheryl Foster have been named among the referees for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Welch is the only English referee for the tournament, which takes place in July and August, with Foster Wales’s sole representative.

Natalie Aspinall has been included on the assistant referee list with compatriot Sian Massey-Ellis selected for VAR duties, taking the total of English match officials to three.

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