French referee Stephanie Frappart made history when officiating Germany's 4-2 group stage win over Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup.
It marked the first time in men's World Cup history, a woman has taken to the field as referee. Frappart headed an all female team with assistants Brazil's Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina, as they oversaw a six-goal thriller in the Al Bayt Stadium.
Germany won after goals from Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz twice and Substitute Niclas Fullkrug although Japan's controversial 2-1 victory against Spain meant they crashed out of the tournament despite the win. Frappart did have to consult VAR for the final German goal, but had an otherwise quiet night and let an entertaining end-to-end game flow.
