Frappart will be the first woman to referee a men's World Cup game

Stephanie Frappart to make history by becoming the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match… with the French official taking charge of Germany’s must-win clash against Costa Rica

  • Stephanie Frappart is set to referee Germany’s match against Costa Rica
  • She will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match
  • Frappart has already performed fourth official duties at this year’s World Cup
  • Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results

French referee Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game when she handles Germany vs. Costa Rica on Thursday in Qatar.

The historic moment comes in a huge match for both sides, with Germany needing a victory to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Costa Rica can make it to the knockout stages themselves, with a point being enough for the Central American nation if Spain can beat Japan in the other game in Group E. 

Stephanie Frappart will take charge of Germany’s game against Costa Rica on Thursday

Germany need a win after only picking up a single point from their first two matches

Costa Rica have given themselves a chance of progressing after beating Japan last time out

FIFA also picked two women as assistants to Frappart – Neuza Back of Brazil and Mexico’s Karen Diaz Medina – to complete an all-female refereeing team on the field.

A fourth woman match official FIFA picked for this World Cup, Kathryn Nesbitt of the United States, will also be working at the Al Bayt Stadium as the offside specialist in the video review team. 

Two other women, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan, are also on the FIFA list to referee games in Qatar.

FIFA made the historic appointments for the 44th of the 64 games being played in Qatar.

Frappart has already carried out fourth official duties at the World Cup in Qatar

Frappart previously was picked for fourth official duties.

The 38-year-old Frenchwoman has been promoted in the men’s game by European soccer body UEFA and in her home country.

She has refereed men’s games in World Cup qualifying and the Champions League, and this year’s men’s French Cup final. She also took charge of the 2019 Women’s World Cup final for FIFA.




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