ZURICH (AP) — The six referees who worked on the men’s World Cup in Qatar, including the storied Stéphanie Frappart, were also selected by FIFA on Monday. for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, which will have 13 men on the video review team.
French referee Frappart made World Cup history in December managing Germany’s 4-2 win over Costa Rica in the group stage.
Frappart’s assistants for that game, Karen Díaz from Mexico and Neuza Back from Brazil, will also participate in the women’s tournament to be played from July 20 to August 1. 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Referees Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan and Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda, as well as assistant Kathryn Nesbitt of the United States, who worked one of the lines for England’s 3-0 win over Senegal in the round of 16, are also on the list of selected FIFA officials.
The 33 referees and 55 assistant referees are all women, although only six women are among the 19 video referees chosen for the 64-game tournament. The VAR review system made its Women’s World Cup debut at the 2019 tournament in France.
The United States will seek a third straight title in the first 32-team edition of the Women’s World Cup.
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