The Latest Breaking News from Stephanie Frappart

History made at the Qatar World Cup but Frappart has been earning increasingly high-profile games for years

The 38-year-old will lead an all-female on-field team, including Neuza Back and Karen Diaz Medina, in Costa Rica’s clash with Germany

Stephanie Frappart will make history when she leads the first all-female officiating team at a men's World Cup; it is the natural climax in a career of breaking down barriers

Referee Stephanie Frappart is about to make World Cup history after being selected to take charge of a match in this year's tournament in Qatar

Stephanie Frappart will make history when she becomes the first female referee to take charge of a World Cup match.

Stephanie Frappart has been breaking records for the past decade and the France-based referee will take charge of her first men's World Cup game later this week

The trio of female referees will officiate the Group E clash between Costa Rica and Germany on Thursday.

Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match when she takes charge of the Group E fixture between Germany and Costa Rica

Premier League referees Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor are yet to officiate a fixture at the Qatar World Cup and FIFA have not confirmed when they will break their ducks

Stephanie Frappart and Salima Mukansanga are one of three women to be included on FIFA's list of 129 referees for the World Cup in Qatar, with Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita also set to officiate

In a country where women still lack control over some basic elements of their own lives and seldom occupy positions of power in politics or industry, Fifa’s decision to place female officials in charge of matches at this World Cup is both significant and laced with hypocrisy.