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'Mind-blowing' - England captain Millie Bright fumes at lack of VAR as Lionesses lose to Netherlands in Nations League

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Danielle van de Donk was clearly offside in the build-up to Lieke Martens' opening goal. The strike was cancelled out by Alessia Russo's 64th-minute goal, but Renate Jansen scored in the 90th minute to give the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-women-player-ratings-netherlands-mary-earps-lionesses-alex-greenwood-georgia-stanway/bltd1746c0a83e13f9f" target="_blank">Netherlands all three points</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

England attempted to clear the ball before the first goal, but a clearance ricocheted back into the box to Van de Donk, who was beyond the last defender and in the six-yard box. However, there was no offside flag, and Bright believes it is astonishing that VAR has not been deployed in such fixtures.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Speaking after the game, Bright said: “This is international football and we do not have VAR in a competitive international game, which is mind-blowing.“It is always frustrating [to not have VAR]. We push the level of the game to be so high and professional, yet we sometimes have VAR, sometimes don’t, sometimes have goalline technology. There is no consistency.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/26/netherlands-england-womens-nations-league-match-report"> </a>

WHAT THEY SAID

The Lionesses are next in action in October in a Nations League double-header against Belgium.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

'Mind-blowing' - England captain Millie Bright fumes at lack of VAR as Lionesses lose to Netherlands in Nations League | Goal.com

England captain Millie Bright has slammed the &quot;mind-blowing&quot; decision not to use VAR in Nations League games, after the Lionesses lost 2-1 to Holland.