Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-female team of referees for a men’s World Cup match as they were named to officiate the Costa Rica-Germany Group E match on Thursday, FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Frappart, the fourth official in last week’s Poland-Mexico Group C clash, will be the main referee as she takes another step after being the first woman to referee in a Cup qualifier men’s world championship in March and a Champions League match in 2020.
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The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will be joined by Brazilian Neuza and Mexican Diaz as assistants.
Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Yamashita Yoshimi from Japan are also participating in the tournament in Qatar.
