Stéphanie Fraparte, Njuja Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-female refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match, FIFA announced on Tuesday, as they were named to officiate the Costa Rica-Germany Group E match on Thursday. Is.
Frapart will be the fourth official to be the main referee for last week’s Poland-Mexico Group C clash as she reaches another milestone after becoming the first woman to officiate a men’s World Cup qualifier in March and a Champions League match in 2020.
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The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will be joined by Brazilian Nuza and Mexican Diaz as assistants.
Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga and Japan’s Yamashita Yoshimi are also competing in the tournament to be held in Qatar.
