Matildas' World Cup campaign to be conducted by an independent panel.

"What it's about is [understanding] the process that led to the termination of the most successful coach in Matildas history, five months out from a tournament," he said.

Moss said FFA board member Heather Reid's public apology in the wake of the Stajcic dismissal further highlighted the need for an independent process.

"We have been pushing for that transparency from day one around the process that led to Alen's termination by the FFA," he said.

The Matildas' loss to Norway gave the squad its earliest World Cup exit in 16 years. ( AP: Thibault Camus )

Retired Socceroo and prominent football commentator Craig Foster said the removal of Stajcic suggested there could be administrative and cultural issues at FFA.

Foster highlighted the factthat the Socceroos suffered a similar fate in the lead-up to the men's World Cup last year, when Bert van Marwijk was appointed coach just months out from the tournament in Russia.

"The main question is how did the Matildas come to be in a position where a coach had to be relieved of his duty only a matter of months before the World Cup?" he said.

"What happened in the preceding couple of years? If there were issues, why were they for clearly a period of time, such that they got into a situation where two reviews had to be conducted?"

The FFA said the shape of the Matildas' World Cup review was being worked through but it remained committed to a performance and operational process encompassing all aspects of