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Men's World Cup will have female referees for the 1st time ever
FILE - Referees Yoshimi Yamashita (L), Stephanie Frappart (C), and Salima Mukansanga. (Getty Images)GENEVA - Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced Thursday by FIFA among 129 officials selected for World Cup duty, including one man who caused controversy when refereeing a chaotic African Cup of Nations game in January while suffering with heatstroke.French referee Stéphanie Frappart already worked men’s games in World Cup qualifying and the Champions League, after handling the 2019 Women’s World Cup final.