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Stéphanie Frappart to become first female referee at men’s World Cup game

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The French referee Stéphanie Frappart will lead the first all-female officiating team for a men’s World Cup match when she takes charge of Costa Rica v Germany.

Stéphanie Frappart, who will be the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match, will be joined by assistant referees Neuza Back of Brazil and Mexico’s Karen Díaz Medina for the crucial Group E game on Thursday, Fifa announced on Tuesday.

 

Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back, and Karen Diaz have been named to officiate the Costa Rica-Germany Group E match on Thursday, becoming the first all-female refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match, FIFA announced on Tuesday.

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Given some of the off-field discussions surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back, and Karen Diaz have been named to officiate the Costa Rica-Germany Group E match on Thursday. FIFA announced on Tuesday that they have become the first all-female refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match.


The 38-year-old will reach another milestone in her career at Al Bayt Stadium, having already officiated a men’s World Cup qualifier in March, a men’s Champions League game in 2020, the 2019 Uefa Super Cup final, and Ligue 1 matches.

Frappart was the fourth official in Mexico’s 0-0 draw with Poland in Group C. Fifa’s pool of World Cup officials also included two other referees: Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga and Japan’s Yamashita Yoshimi. In addition to Back and Daz Medina, US official Kathryn Nesbitt was summoned as an assistant.

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