Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a match at a men's FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022. She met with the FIFA Museum Director Marco Fazzone in Doha and handed over her match-worn shirt from the game Costa Rica - Germany that she refereed. (Source: FIFA Museum)
The "firsts" of Stephanie Frappart
Source: FFF
- 1 December 2022: first female referee in a men's World Cup match (Germany-Costa Rica)
- 19 May2022: one of the three female referees selected by FIFA for a men's World Cup (Qatar 2022)
- 7 May 2022: first female referee in the men's final of Coupe de France (Nice-Nantes)
- 19 March 2022: first female referee leading a 100% female trio in a French professional match (Ligue 2, Auxerre-Toulouse)
- 11 June 2021: first female fourth official in a men's Euro (Turkey-Italy)
- 21 April 2021: first female referee selected by UEFA for a men's Euro (Euro 2020)
- 2 December 2020: first female referee in a men's Champions League match (Juventus Turin-Dynamo Kiev)
- 6 September 2020: first female referee in a men's official international competition (Malta-Latvia, UEFA Nations League)
- 14 August 2019: first female referee in the UEFA Super Cup (Chelsea-Liverpool)
- 7 July 2019: first French female referee in the FIFA Women's World Cup final (USA-Netherlands)
- 28 April 2019: first female referee in a men's Ligue 1 match (Amiens-Strasbourg)
- 8 August 2014: first female referee in a men's Ligue 2 match (Niort-Brest)
Source: FFF