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Who was the first female FIFA referee?

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StĂ©phanie Frappart of France became the first woman to referee a men’s FIFA World Cup match when she officiated the group-stage fixture between Costa Rica and Germany at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The match also featured the first all-female on-field officiating team in a men’s World Cup, with assistant referees Neuza Back of Brazil and Karen DĂ­az Medina of Mexico. ClĂĄudia Vasconcellos of Brazil was the first woman to referee a FIFA Women’s World Cup match, officiating during the Norway vs. Nigeria match at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China.