VAR in the spotlight again as Cameroon fume over offside calls

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Alex Greenwood in action with Cameroon's Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene REUTERS/Phil Noble

VALENCIENNES, France (Reuters) - Cameroon's players made little effort to hide their rage against the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) during their women's World Cup last-16 match against England on Sunday, after Phil Neville's side scored their second goal.

The Lionesses, who had gone ahead through Steph Houghton's close range free kick, had a goal by Ellen White disallowed for offside at the end of the first half before it was given following a VAR review, prompting dramatic scenes.

Incensed by the decision, Cameroon's players appeared to almost refuse to restart the game as they argued with the referee, pointing to the screen in stadium which showed the replay.

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Lucy Bronze in action with Cameroon's Aurelle Awona REUTERS/Phil Noble

Cameroon coach Alain Djeumfa Stepped in to calm his players before they kicked off and the game went to halftime.

VAR again proved to be an annoyance for the African team as they scored through Ajara Nchout early in the second half only for the goal to be disallowed for offside following a review, leaving the forward close to tears amid more protests.

England then added a third through Alex Greenwood in the 58th minute to rub salt into the wounds.

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Fran Kirby in action with Cameroon's Estelle Johnson and Ysis Sonkeng REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Christian Radnedge; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Nikita Parris in action with Cameroon's Jeannette Yango REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Nikita Parris, Keira Walsh, Alex Greenwood and Fran Kirby celebrate their third goal REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 Cameroon's Estelle Johnson, Augustine Ejangue, Michaela Abam, Ajara Nchout and Jeannette Yango react after their first goal was disallowed following a VAR review REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 Cameroon's Alexandra Takounda in action with England's Karen Bardsley and Alex Greenwood REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Alex Greenwood celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Jill Scott in action REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Toni Duggan receives treatment as manager Phil Neville looks on REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Toni Duggan appeals to referee Qin Liang after being spat on by Cameroon's Augustine Ejangue REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 England's Fran Kirby reacts after going down REUTERS/Phil Noble

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - England v Cameroon - Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France - June 23, 2019 Cameroon coach Alain Djeumfa looks on REUTERS/Phil Noble