France’s Stephanie Frappart made history on Thursday when she became the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup finals game during Costa Rica’s Group E match against Germany.
Frappart, 38, led the first all-female refereeing team in a men’s World Cup in the game at the Al Bayt Stadium alongside assistants Neuza Back from Brazil and Mexico’s Karen Diaz.
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It was yet another achievement in the illustrious career of Frappart, who began officiating youth games at the age of 13 in Herblay-sur-Seine, north-west of Paris, where she grew up.
