Stephanie Frappart wants to contain her emotions before the premiere

Frenchwoman Stephanie Frappart, who will become the first female referee at the men’s world championship this Thursday, believes she will have to channel “great emotions” to become a good referee in Costa Rica – Germany.

“I have to control my emotions in order to focus on the field. I will have a lot of emotions when I enter the World Cup stadium, which will certainly be full and where there will be many expectations, ”he said in a statement to FIFA.

Frappart, one of three women nominated for the 2022 World Cup, will lead the clash between Costa Ricans and Germans this Thursday, in the third and final round of Group E.

“When I found out [da nomeação] The emotions were huge, I did not expect this, I am very proud to represent France at the World Cup,” he said.

Frappart, who was also the first woman to manage the Champions League, European and French leagues, said her goal was “to put on a good match”.

“I have to focus on the game because I have to make the right decisions. You show good results when you focus on the main goal, on the field,” he said.

Frappart, 38, has already been the fourth referee in the Mexico-Poland and Portugal-Ghana races, the latter of which won the Portuguese 3-2, and thus will add a new historical milestone to her career, on the one hand, and gender equality in football , with another.

International referee since 2009, the Frenchwoman became the first woman to officiate a match in the men’s European competition, in the 2019 European Super Cup, the first in a Champions League and French league game, and in 2021 she also officiated a Mundial2022 qualifier. where he will now make more history.

The Frenchwoman is one of three women nominated for the tournament and on Thursday she will have Brazil’s Neusa Back and Mexico’s Karen Medina as line marshals, with Honduran Said Martinez as the fourth judge.