Stephanie Frappart is set to make history on Thursday evening as the first female to referee a men's World Cup game when Germany take on Costa Rica.
The 38-year-old has been a FIFA -listed referee since 2009 and has progressed through the leagues in her native France, where she started in the third division, before moving up to Ligue 1 in 2019. She took charge of her first game between Amiens and Strasbourg and has since become one of the best officials in France.
In December 2020, Frappart became the first woman to officiate a Champions League game when Juventus played host to Dynamo Kyiv. Later that year, she refereed the quarter-final clash between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, with Frappart also becoming the first female to officiate a World Cup qualifier in March 2021.
