{"id":1260024,"date":"2022-11-30T13:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/30\/all-female-referee-team-to-take-charge-at-mens\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:08:30","slug":"all-female-referee-team-to-take-charge-at-mens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/30\/all-female-referee-team-to-take-charge-at-mens\/","title":{"rendered":"All-female referee team to take charge at men&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/127827297_cristianoronaldoandstephaniefrappart-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Frappart became the first female official at a men's World Cup earlier in the tournament\" title=\"Frappart became the first female official at a men's World Cup earlier in the tournament\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frappart became the first female official at a men&#8217;s World Cup earlier in the tournament<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>An all-female refereeing team will take charge of a men\u2019s World Cup game for the first time in Thursday\u2019s group-stage game between Costa Rica and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Frappart will be the first woman to referee at a men\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchwoman became the first female official at the tournament when she was named as the fourth official for Mexico and Poland\u2019s game last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the pressure,\u201d Frappart told BBC Sport before the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think we will not change ourselves. Be calm, focused, concentrate, and don\u2019t think too much about the media and everything, just be focused on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frappart will be joined by Brazil\u2019s Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina at Al Bayt Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she ever has comments from players, managers or fans due to being a woman, Frappart said: \u201cSince I started I was always supported by teams, clubs and players. I was always welcome in the stadium so I feel like another referee inside the pitch. I was always welcome, so I think I will be welcome as before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She became the first woman to referee a\u00a0men\u2019s Champions League game in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old was also the first woman to take charge of a match in a major men\u2019s Uefa competition when\u00a0Liverpool and Chelsea met in the 2019 European Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Three women \u2013 Frappart, Rwanda\u2019s Salima Mukansanga and Japan\u2019s Yoshimi Yamashita \u2013 are among the 36 officials selected to take charge of games in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"z-LUXOmHEZk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kantamanto Fire: Over 200 shops destroyed as fire swept through market - Premtobre Kasee (29-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z-LUXOmHEZk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frappart became the first female official at a men&#8217;s World Cup earlier in the tournament An all-female refereeing team will take charge of a men\u2019s World Cup game for the first time in Thursday\u2019s group-stage game between Costa Rica and Germany. 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