Referee twice ignored VAR recommendations to give decisions against Cameroon because she feared England's opponents would WALK-OFF in Sunday's explosive last-16 match By Tom Farmery For Mailonline Published: 12:25 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 12:25 BST, 25 June 2019 Viewcomments The referee of England's last-16 victory twice overruled VAR [video assistant referee] to stop Cameroon players from walking off, according to reports. Referee Qin Liang was reportedly worried that the Cameroon players would stop playing when she decided against listening to Fran Kirby's penalty appeal and failed to send off Alexandra Takounda for a tackle on Steph Houghton. FIFA has said it will deal strongly with Cameroon over their disgraceful behaviour during the game, with retrospective bans possible for those who spat at and stamped on Phil Neville's players. Augustine Ejanque spat on England's Toni Duggan before the Cameroon players threatened to leave the pitch. Tensions ran high in the match between Cameroon and England at the Women's World Cup Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility