the match between Germany It is Costa Rica this Thursday (1) will be historic. The game will be led by French referee Stéphanie Frappart, the first woman to referee at a World Cup male in history.
The duel is part of the third round of Group E. Both the Germans and the Costa Ricans have chances of qualifying for the Round of 16. Spain It is Japanalso make up this group.
In addition to Frappart, the Brazilian Neuza Inês Back and the Mexican Karen Diaz Medina will enter the field as their assistants in tomorrow's game.
The International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) selected a total of six women for the Qatar World Cup. The other three are Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan), Salima Mukasanga (Rwanda) and Kathryn Nesbitt (U.S).
In its announcement on Twitter, the entity stated the historical importance of this fact. Look:
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The French Frappart acted as fourth referee in the confrontation between
Mexico It is Poland, in the first round of the Qatar. At the time, she was the first woman to hold that role at the world championships.Stéphanie was the first woman to referee in the European Champions League in the duel between Juventus and Dynamo Kyiv, in 2020. She has been on the list of FIFA referees since 2009. In the years 2020 and 2021, she received the title of best in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
There is still no definition by FIFA about the lineup of the other three arbitration professionals.
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The definition of the lineup of the first women to command the arbitration in this World Cup took a while. Two complete rounds of the first phase have passed, that is 32 games.
And only now will they enter the field. Some men even blew the whistle twice.
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Who is Neuza Back?
Neuza Back from Santa Catarina will be the first Brazilian to take part in refereeing in a World Cup match in history.
At the age of 38, the natural referee of Saudades, in Santa Catarina, is part of the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF).
Neuza is formed in Physical education and has played in more than 100 league games soccer Brasileirão, both in series A and series B.
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By Lucas Afonso
Journalist
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