Marta, the six-time Fifa world player of the year and Debinha, have already spent a week in camp with Brazil, and Sermanni was stunned his players had not been treated the same, especially as they have not been away on international duty since last March, in Riley’s case, and the 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup, in Erceg’s case.
Sermanni first aired his frustrations in an ESPN story published early on Sunday, where he said the situation “reeks of discrimination”, and he was still fuming when he spoke to
Stuff on Sunday evening.
“I'm still really angry about it,” he said from the team camp in Atsugi, south-west of Tokyo.