Historic arbitration triple!
the french Stephanie Frappart has been designated as center referee for the meeting between Costa Rica and Germanycorresponding to Group E of the World Cup Qatar 2022, to be held this Thursday at the Al Bayt Stadiumwhere she will be assisted by the Mexican Karen Diaz and the Brazilian Neuza Backfirst women’s triplet to lead in a men’s World Cup.
The collegiate gala, who had already been cFourth referee in the Mexico-Poland and Portugal-Ghana matchesit will thus become the first woman in history to lead a meeting in a Men’s World Cup.
Match official designations @FIFAWorldCup – Group E – December 1, 2022, Al Bayt Stadium
CRC🇨🇷🆚GER🇩🇪
Referee: Stephanie FRAPPART 🇫🇷
AR 1: Neuza BACK 🇧🇷
AR 2: Karen DIAZ MEDINA 🇲🇽
4th: Said MARTINEZ 🇭🇳1/2 pic.twitter.com/TzvVlWx7pv
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) November 29, 2022
Match official designations @FIFAWorldCup – Group E – December 1, 2022, Al Bayt Stadium
CRC🇨🇷🆚GER🇩🇪
VAR: Drew FISCHER 🇨🇦
AVAR: Jerome BRISARD 🇫🇷
Offside VAR: Kathryn NESBITT 🇺🇸
Support VAR: Massimiliano IRRATI 🇮🇹2/2 pic.twitter.com/MJj3dllyTH
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) November 29, 2022
frappart thus adds another chapter to his book of records in the world of arbitration and will have as line judges Neuza Back and Karen Diaz Medinawho makes history for Mexican arbitration.
Diaz Medina, 38 years old and graduated as agro-industrial engineerwas already designated as “reserve assistant referee” in duels between Morocco and Croatia (0-0); Portugal and Ghana (3-2); Australia v Tunisia (0-1) and, this Tuesday, in the duel between Wales and England (0-3).
The fourth referee will be the Honduran Said Martinez; The Canadian will be in the VAR Drew Fischer; the AVAR the French Jerome Brisard; the American offside VAR Kathryn Nesbitt; and the support to the VAR the Italian Massimiliano Irrati.
(With information from EFE)