The 2022 World Cup Match Between Germany Vs Costa Rica Will Create Extraordinary History

Illustration of Qatar's 2022 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter/@fifaworldcup_es)

JAKARTA - A great history will be created at the Qatar 2022 World Cup on Thursday, December 1. The match between Germany and Costa Rica will be a silent witness.

Stephanie Frappart will be listed in the history book as the first female lead referee to lead the men's World Cup finals after 92 years.

He will be the field judge in the last match of Group E preliminary between Germany and Costa Rica at Al Bayt Stadium. Both teams still have a chance to qualify for the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.

Frappart is one of three female referees selected last May, as part of the tournament. Apart from Frappart, there are names Salima Mukonsanga from Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan.

"Men's World Cup is the most important competition in the world, not just football," Frappart told The Athletic, when elected in May.

"But I was the first female referee in France, the first in Europe, always being the first. I know how to deal with it. You are there because you deserve it," she continued.

Frappart is no stranger to making history in international play. She was also the first woman to lead the men's World Cup qualifying match in March 2021 between the Netherlands and Latvia.

She also made history as the first woman to be the fourth referee at the World Cup.

History made ✅Stéphanie Frappart has become the first woman to officiate a men's #FIFAWorldCup match as she takes to the pitch as the fourth official for Mexico-Poland 👏 pic.twitter.com/A2MTzZVrz4

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) November 22, 2022

French referees have also been referees for elite male football matches at club level. One of them is the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Liverpool.

Then a year later she became the first female referee from a Champions League group game, leading Juventus' match against Dynamo Kyiv.