Frappart, 38 years old and international since 2011, is the most reputable and recognized collegiate. After directing the biggest women’s tournaments, including World Cup finals, in 2019 she became the first woman to referee the men’s Super Cup final (Liverpool-Chelsea) and in 2020 she was the first to direct a Champions League match. (Juventus-Dinamo kyiv).
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She was also the first female referee in a match at the Men’s European Championship, being appointed as assistant to Dutchman Danny Makkelie in the Turkey-Italy match that opened the tournament.
Mukasanga was the first woman to officiate at an Africa Cup of Nations match this year (Zimbabwe-Guinea) after having been the fourth referee for the Guinea-Malawi match, and Yamashita officiated this April’s Melbourne City-Jeonnam Dragons match in the Asian Champions League.
In total, 36 referees, 69 assistants and 24 members of the video refereeing team have been appointed by the FIFA Referees Committee.
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Designations:
— REFEREES (36): Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT), Ivan Barton (ESA), Chris Beath (AUS), Raphael Claus (BRA), Matthew Conger (NZL), Ismail Elfath (USA), Mario Escobar (GUA), Alireza Faghani (IRN), Stephanie Frappart (FRA), Bakary Gassama (GAM), Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG), Victor Gomes (RSA), Istvan Kovacs (RUM), Ning Ma (CHN), Danny Makkelie (NED), Szymon Marciniak (POL), Said Martinez ( HON), Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP), Andrés Matías Matonte Cabrera (URU), Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed (UAE), Salima Mukansanga (RWA), Maguette Ndiaye (SEN), Michael Oliver (ING), Daniele Orsato (ITA), Kevin Ortega (PER), César Ramos (MEX), Fernando Rapallini (ARB), Wilton Sampaio (BRA), Daniel Siebert (GER), Janny Sikazwe (ZAM), Anthony Taylor (ING), Facundo Tello (ARG), Clement Turpin ( FRA), Jesus Valenzuela (VEN), Slavko Vincic (SLO) and Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN).
— ASSISTANTS (69): Mohammadreza Abolfazli (IRN), Mahmoud Abouelregal (EGY), Taleb Al Marri (QAT), Mohamed Alhammadi (UAE), Hasan Almahri (UAE), Saoud Ahmed Almaqaleh (QAT), Mihai Artene (RUM), Kyle Atkins (USA) , Neuza Back (BRA), Ashley Beecham (AUS), Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG), Simon Bennett (ING), Gary Beswick (ING), Diego Bonfa (ARG), Bruno Boschilia (BRA), Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG), Stuart Burt (ING), Djibril Camara (SEN), Yi Cao (CHN), Ciro Carbone (ITA), Pau Cebrián (ESP), Gabriel Chade (ARG), Nicolas Danos (FRA), Jan de Vries (NED), Karen Diaz Medina (MEX), Roberto Diaz (ESP), Jerson dos Santos (ANG), Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG), Raymundo Helpys Feliz (DOM), Rodrigo Figueiredo (BRA), Rafael Foltyn (GER), Alessandro Giallatini (ITA), Mokrane Gourari (ALG), Cyril Gringore (FRA), Miguel Hernández (MEX), Tomaz Krancnik (SLO), Andraz Kovacic (SLO), Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL), Walter López (HON), Tevita Makasini (TGA), Mohammadreza Mansouri (IRN), Arsenio Marengule (MOZ), Vasile Marinescu (RUM), Juan Carlos M ora (CRC), David Morán (ESA), Tulio Moreno (VEN), Alberto Morín (MEX), Kathryn Nesbitt (USA), Elvis Noupue (CMR), Adam Nunn (ING), Michael Orúe (PER), Corey Parker ( USA), Souru Phatsoane (LES), Bruno Pires (BRA), Mark Rule (NZL), El Hadji Samba (SEN), Jesús Sánchez (PER), Jan Seidel (GER), Anton Schchetinin (AUS), Xiang Shi (CHN ), Danilo Simon (BRA), Zakhele Siwela (RSA), Pawel Sokolnicki (POL), Martín Soppi (URU), Hessel Steegstra (NED), Nicolás Taran (URU), Jorge Urrego (VEN), Caleb Wales (TRI) and Zachari Zeegelaar (SOUTH).
— VAR (24): Abdulla Al Marri (QAT), Julio Bascunan (CHI), Muhammad Bin Jahari (SGP), Jerome Brisard (FRA), Bastian Dankert (GER), Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP), Shaun Evans (AUS ), Drew Fischer (CAN), Marco Fritz (GER), Nicolás Gallo (COL), Leodan González (URU), Fernando Guerrero (MEX), Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP), Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Redouane Jiyed (MAR) , Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL), Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP), Benoit Millot (FRA), Juan Soto (VEN), Paolo Valeri (ITA), Paulus van Boekel (NED), Mauro Vigliano (ARG), Armando Villarreal (USA) and Adil Zourak (MAR).
