FIFA appointed referees for the Men’s World Cup for the first time. The list of 36 referees includes Stephanie Frappart (France), Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) and Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda).
Danny McKelley will also blow the whistle at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. McKelley already blew a whistle at the European Championships last year. He was then responsible, among other things, for the England and Denmark semi-finals at Wembley. He also captained the Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter Milan in 2020.
Assistants Jan de Vries, Hessel Steegstra and VAR Pol van Boekel also received an invitation for the 2022 World Cup.
The end of a long process
“We are delighted to be able to select female referees for the first time in history,” said Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee.
“This is the end of a long process, which began a few years ago with the appointment of female referees in the junior and senior tournaments. This is how we make sure that quality matters to us and not anyone’s gender. I hope that in the future, selected referees in men’s tournaments are seen as something normal and nothing more exciting. They are They deserve to be in this World Cup because they consistently perform at a high level.”
