The French Stephanie Frappart became this Saturday the first woman to referee a qualifying match for the Men’s World Cup.
Stephanie Frappart has just written a new piece of history by becoming the first woman to referee a qualifying match for the Men’s World Cup. Earlier this season, the Frenchwoman had become the first woman to take charge of a Champions League match: that between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev.
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She is also the first female referee to oversee a men’s European grand final when she took charge of the UEFA Super Cup clash between Liverpool and Chelsea in September 2019, as she now referees regularly in Ligue 1 , after impressing in women’s football.
“It’s something to be very proud of”
This Saturday, Stephanie Frappart broke new ground by leading the World Cup qualifying match between the Netherlands and Latvia. She is not the only woman to have impressed, as Kateryna Monzul will follow her example on Sunday by refereeing the qualifying match for the World Cup between Austria and the Faroe Islands.
Pierluigi Collina, who is arguably the best-known referee of his generation and current chairman of FIFA’s referees’ committee, believes the two referees fully deserve their new responsibilities. “Although they have already had a few appearances in important men’s competitions under their belt, refereeing a FIFA World Cup qualifier for the first time is special and something to be very proud of. “, did he declare.
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“They have worked very hard over the past few years and these appointments are recognition for the good work they have done.”, he added. Coming from such a legend, there is no doubt that Stephanie Frappart will appreciate. While French arbitration is often singled out, the succession is perhaps assured. And that’s not bad!
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