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Qatar 2022: Meet FIFA's first female refereeing trio for men's World Cup match

Frappart, Back and Diaz will officiate at the Costa Rica-Germany match

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The Group E match between Costa Rica and Germany on Thursday will be a crucial one for both the teams and the group, but the match will see an important landmark in the history of the tournament.

Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-female refereeing team for a men's World Cup match, when they take charge of the Costa Rica-Germany match.

Frappart, the fourth official for the Poland-Mexico Group C clash last week, will be the main referee. She was also the first female to officiate at a men's World Cup qualifier in March and Champions League match in 2020. Frappart also officiated the 2019 UEFA Super Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea.

The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will be joined by Brazilian Neuza and Mexican Diaz as assistants. Back has officiated in 146 matches. Medina was certified as a FIFA Assistant Referee in 2018. Since then, she has officiated in the Women's U-17 Championship in Managua, Nicaragua, the Scotiabank Concacaf League, and the Men's Under-20 Championship in Bradenton Florida, among others.

Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Yamashita Yoshimi of Japan are also taking part at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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