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FIFA World Cup 2022:French Referee Frappart makes history

France's Stephanie Frappart, became the first woman to take charge of a men's World Cup game, working with two women assistant referees in the match between Costa Rica and Germany

by Kolkata Today

France’s Stephanie Frappart, became the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game, working with two women assistant referees in the match between Costa Rica and Germany.

History made as Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz become the first all-female refereeing team at a men’s World Cup.

History made when Costa Rica face Germany on 1 December 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium when Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman in the history of the World Cup to referee a finals match in the men’s tournament.
However, it will not be the first time the 38-year-old French referee has written her name into football history. Frappart was also the first woman to referee a Ligue 1 and UEFA Champions League game.

“The men’s World Cup is the most important sporting competition in the world. I was the first referee in France and in Europe, so I know how to deal with it,” Frappart said.

Before the World Cup, Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, said of the three female referees at the World Cup: “They were not selected because they are women, but as FIFA referees. They could officiate any game.”

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