After Busacca took over the women refereeing from Denoncourt, FIFA updated the list of prospective referees for the Women’s World Cup 2015 by removing 12 referees and adding 10 new names. Jin He (CHN), Ji Yeong Park (KOR), Fadouma Dia (SEN), Therese Sagno (GUI), Alondra Arellano (MEX), Gillian Martindale (BRB), Sirley Cornejo (COL), Esther Azzopardi (MLT), Christine Baitinger (GER), Christina Pedersen (NOR), Morag Pirie (SCO) and Silvia Spinelli (ITA) were replaced by Rita Gani (MAS), Lilia Abdeljaoued (TUN), Melissa Borjas (HON), Mirian Leon (SLV), Michelle Pye (CAN), Maria Carvajal (CHI), Olga Miranda (PAR), Tupou Patia (COK), Stephanie Frappart (FRA), Monika Mularczyk (POL). The referees on the updated list (see below) will attend a FIFA seminar in Portugal, from 23 to 27 February 2015.
AFC
1. Rita Gani (MAS, 1977)2. Fusako Kajiyama (JPN, 1977, photo)
3. Abirami Naidu (SIN, 1983)
4. Liang Qin (CHN, 1979)
5. Hyang Ok Ri (PRK, 1977)
6. Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN, 1973)
CAF
1. Lilia Abdeljaoued (TUN, 1979)
2. Aissata Amegee (TOG, 1975)
3. Gladys Lengwe (ZAM, 1978)
4. Therese Neguel (CMR, 1981)
5. Ledya Tafesse (ETH, 1980)
CONCACAF
1. Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX, 1975)
2. Melissa Borjas (HON, 1986)
3. Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, 1977)
4. Margaret Domka (USA, 1979)
5. Mirian Leon (SLV, 1986)
6. Michelle Pye (CAN, 1978)
7. Cardella Samuels (JAM, 1983)
8. Lucila Venegas (MEX, 1981)
CONMEBOL
1. Maria Carvajal (CHI, 1983)
2. Salome Di Iorio (ARG, 1980)
3. Ana Marques (BRA, 1979)
4. Yeimi Martinez (COL, 1981)
5. Olga Miranda (PAR, 1982)
6. Silvia Reyes (PER, 1981)
7. Claudia Umpierrez (URU, 1983)
OFC
1. Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL, 1982)
2. Tupou Patia (COK, 1984)
3. Finau Vulivuili (FIJ, 1982)
UEFA
1. Jana Adamkova (CZE, 1978)
2. Teodora Albon (ROU, 1977)
3. Cristina Dorcioman (ROU, 1974)
4. Stephanie Frappart (FRA, 1983)
5. Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN, 1978)
6. Katalin Kulscar (HUN, 1984)
7. Pernilla Larsson (SWE, 1976)
8. Efthalia Mitsi (GRE, 1980)
9. Kateryna Monzul (UKR, 1981)
10. Monika Mularczyk (POL, 1980)
11. Esther Staubli (SUI, 1979)
12. Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, 1979)
13. Carina Vitulano (ITA, 1975)
