History is being written in Qatar: Women will be judged at the World Cup for the first time
World Cup in Qatar, which will take place from November 21 to December 18 in Qatar, will be the first in history where justice will be served by women judges, after International Football Federation (FIFA) chose six of them to judge at the World Cup.
A total of 129 referees are on the list for the World Cup in Qatar, including six women, three of whom will be the main judges of the competitions. They are France's Stephanie Frapar, Rwanda's Salimi Mukansanga and Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita. A total of 36 chief, 69 assistant judges and 24 in charge of VAR were elected.
Among the 69 assistant judges are three women - Nusa Beck from Brazil, Karen Diaz from Mexico and American Catherine Nesbit.
Stephanie Frapar has already refereed the World Cup qualifiers as well as the Champions League, and was the chief referee for the 2019 Women's World Cup final and the French Cup final this month.
"I hope that in the future the selection of female elite football referees for important competitions in men's competition will be perceived as something normal, and not as something sensational," said FIFA Refereeing Commission President Pierluigi Colina.