Meet the team of female announcers and commentators for the 2022 World Cup who are making history in the biggest football tournament in the world.
The Qatar Cup innovated a lot in terms of women participating in the World Cup, on the field and off it. This is because, in addition to being the first time that a men’s cup game was officiated by a 100% female team of referees, in Brazil we also had a team of women announcers and commentators at the World Cup.
In fact, the coverage of the biggest football tournament in the world featured women in different positions, making it the first time that a woman commented on men’s games on open television. Previously, this only happened on closed sports channels. Now we have taken a big step towards valuing women in this field, with female professionals in roles as narrators, commentators and presenters of the World Cup.
Until 2022, only Ana Thaís Matos was a World Cup commentator, but only on closed channels. But at the Qatar Cup, Rede Globo, Brazil’s largest free-to-air channel, added other women to the event’s broadcast team.with names like Renata Silveira, Renata Mendonça, Natália Lara, as well as special comments from players Formiga and Cristiane Rozeira.
Who are the female announcers and commentators at the Qatar World Cup?
Next, we will learn a little more about the women who spoke and commented at the Qatar Cup.
Renata Silveira
Starting with Renata Silveira, who is used to pioneering in this area, as she was the first woman to narrate a football game on Globo. And now she debuted as the first woman to narrate a men’s World Cup game, and on open television, which is a historic fact.
“The expectations for this debut are the best possible. It will be a long-awaited moment not only for me, but also for many women, as I will be the first to tell the story of a World Cup game. It’s a dream come true and it will be a milestone, as after this edition, we will certainly have even more women narrating or commenting”, said Renata in an interview with UOL Esporte.
Natalia Lara
Natália Lara was also part of the group of first women to narrate the men’s World Cup. However, in the case of Natália, she narrated on the SporTV channel. And she highlighted that this was already expected by her and other women, in addition to celebrating the achievement for all women:
“When we didn’t have women narrating, I believed we could make this story. The women’s movement, in itself, is a very important movement. Finally we can say: ‘We have women in the World Cup’”highlighted the journalist.
Ana Thaís
Ana Thaís was chosen to comment on the Brazilian team’s games and at the Qatar Cup she was the first Brazilian woman in such a role. In fact, Ana was also the first woman to comment on a men’s football match on open television here.
In 2019, with almost 10 years of career as a sports reporter, she had a major milestone in her career in the field. “I think it’s important for people to see a woman with the freedom to be in this place. This says a lot about the moment we live in. For me, occupying this space in the World Cup is a sign that the generation is changing and that we are part of this change.”she revealed.
And best of all, she did it directly from Qatar.
Ant
In addition to Ana Thaís, another female voice was also heard during the Qatar Cup games. In this case, a veteran of football and the Brazilian national team, the player Formiga, who played for Brazil for more than 25 years.
Therefore, she was also invited by Rede Globo to join the team of commentators for the competition. And this was also his first time commentating on a World Cup. But she already has experience in the role, as she has already participated in the broadcasts of friendly matches for the women’s team and Copa América.
Renata Mendonça
Renata Mendonça also debuts in World Cups. She is one of the commentators on SporTV, along with Natália Lara.
Christians
Finally, another player from the women’s team also commented on the men’s World Cup games, Cristiane Rozeira. She is a Santos player and won a silver medal with the women’s team at the Athens Olympics and was part of the World Cup coverage team.
Sources: Marie Claire TV News Midia Ninja O Globo
