Frappart becomes first woman to referee men’s World Cup qualifier

France’s Stephanie Frappart served as an on-field referee during Netherlands’ World Cup qualifier against Latvia.

Stephanie Frappart shows a yellow card to Netherlands’ Luuk de Jong during the World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Stephanie Frappart reached another milestone on Saturday when she became the first female referee to take charge of a men's World Cup qualifier during the Netherlands' 2-0 win over Latvia in Amsterdam.

Steven Berghuis and Luuk de Jong scored either side of half-time as the Netherlands got its 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying hopes back on track after a shock 4-2 loss to Turkey in its opening match.

Earlier in December, Frenchwoman Frappart became the first female official to take charge of a men’s Champions League match when Italian champion Juventus defeated Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 in the group stage in Turin.

She also refereed the Super Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea in 2019, and the women's World Cup final between the U.S. and the Netherlands the same year.