Will 2022 FIFA Qatar World cup have female referees?

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As footballers, managers, and fans from all around the globe start to tick down the days until the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as another four-year chapter is speedily approaching an end. 32 countries will compete for world supremacy in the Middle East, with several ambitious squads hoping to follow in the footsteps of France, the defending champions from 2018.

As the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 approaches, FIFA is working incredibly hard to ensure things are scheduled for November 20. One of these was the identification of the referees chosen to officiate the 64 games remaining in this championship.

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Will the 2022 FIFA Qatar World cup have female referees?

A good referee can be distinguished when people don’t notice them. The buildup to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, meanwhile, has been noteworthy for officials and referees in a variety of aspects.

The revelation that three women will be officiating World Cup games for the first time in 92 years, as well as three serving as assistant referees, has garnered the greatest attention. On the roster for Qatar 2022 are three female referees and three female assistant referees who have successfully pioneered the road for female officials in the men’s game.

Who are the female referees at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar?

They are Salima Mukansanga, 33, Stephanie Frappart, 38, and Yoshimi Yamashita, 36.

Stephanie Frappart

In the latest years, Stephanie Frappart established a premise in Europe by being the first female to officiate a Champions League match and a European Qualifier. She has also headed over matches in Ligue 1. Of the three, Frappart has likely the most recognition. She officiated at the 2019 Women’s World Cup final before officiating Liverpool vs. Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup following that same year.

FIFA has selected female referees for the first time in the men's World Cup’s 92-year history.

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When Frappart supervised Juventus’ 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv in the men’s UEFA Champions League in December 2020, she made history as the competition’s first female referee.

Salima Mukansanga

The 2022 World Cup will be Salima Mukansanga’s second significant men’s international competition in less than a year. Early in the year, Salima Mukansanga officiated the first game as a female referee at the Africa Cup of Nations.

As Zimbabwe faced Guinea in the group stage of the January Africa Cup of Nations, Mukansanga from Rwanda was in charge of an all-female refereeing squad.

Yoshimi Yamashita

Yoshimi Yamashita, a Japanese referee, was the first female official to officiate an AFC Champions League game previously this year. Although in a separate continent, Japanese official Yamashita has also contributed to Champions League history.

There are three female assistant referees out of the 69 that have been called up. They are Kathryn Nesbitt from the United States, Karen Diaz Medina from Mexico, and Neuza Back from Brazil.