French referee Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a men바카라™s World Cup game when she handles Germany vs. Costa Rica on Thursday in Qatar. (More Football News)
FIFA also picked two women as assistants to Frappart 바카라” Neuza Back of Brazil and Mexico바카라™s Karen Diaz Medina 바카라” to complete an all-female refereeing team on the field.
The 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.
FIFA made the historic appointments for the 44th of the 64 games being played in Qatar.
Frappart previously was picked for fourth official duties.
The 38-year-old Frenchwoman has been promoted in the men바카라™s game by European soccer body UEFA and in her home country.
She was refereed men바카라™s games in World Cup qualifying and the Champions League, and this year바카라™s men바카라™s French Cup final. She also took charge of the 2019 Women바카라™s World Cup final for FIFA.
