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Gavin Berry

Who is Stephanie Frappart? The woman referee set to make World Cup history and who enraged Celtic fans

Celtic fans will need little introduction but the rest of the watching world might be curious as to who the 38-year-old Frenchwoman is making history in Qatar.

It's ironic that a competition that has been dogged by controversy for being held in a country that is supposedly backward that Stephanie Frappart will become the first female to take charge of a men's World Cup fixture. Such a move has taken almost a century - 92 years and 942 matches to be precise - but when Frappart leads Germany and Costa Rica out in front of almost 70,000 fans in the Al Bayt Stadium then it will be a momentous moment.

Celtic supporters are familiar with her work after she officiated the Hoops Champions League clash against Real Madrid in Spain earlier this season. Here, Record Sport takes a look at the woman who will make history in the Middle East in the final Group E showdown.

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