Lausanne – AFP: The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the first in history to witness participation Six women referees, among 105 referees, were announced by the International Federation (FIFA) on Wednesday. FIFA chose France’s Stephanie Frapard, Rwanda’s Salima Mukasanga and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita, in addition to three assistant referees: Brazilian Noisa Buck, Mexico’s Karen Diaz Medina and American Catherine Nisbet.
The head of the Italian Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, said in this regard: “It is the first time in history that a referee has been judged. There are women in some of the championship matches, and this is only the fruit of the tireless efforts that were launched several years ago In order to publish female referees in FIFA tournaments for young and old males.”
Frapper led the French Cup final on May 7 between Nice and Nantes. Collina continued, “By this, we clearly affirm that all that matters to us is quality, not sex, and I am I hope that in the future having female referees in the elite matches of the most important men’s competitions will be seen as a matter Naturally, they have the right to be in the World Cup because they are constantly playing their roles and at a very high level.” The referees committee announced the lists of the names of the referees, so 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video referees were selected. In cooperation with the six continental federations: “Given the quality of these referees and their performance in FIFA tournaments and other competitions. International and local in the past years.