Stephanie Frappart to be First Woman to Referee Men’s World Cup Match

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match at the Costa Rica-Germany game on Thursday Dec. 1st. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman’s team will be all female, with Brazilian Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina acting as assistant officials. “We know the pressure”, said Frappart before the tournament, “but I think we will not change …

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