Football fever is in full swing, and while the players have been making headlines, history is being made across the FIFA World Cup officiating team too.
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🇺🇸 Kathryn Nesbitt was part of the first all-American, all-women officiating crew at a men’s FIFA World Cup, alongside Brooke Mayo and Tori Penso, for the match between Czechia and South Africa on 18 June at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
🇲🇽 Mexican referees Katia GarcĂa and Sandra RamĂrez made their FIFA World Cup debuts, appointed as fourth official and reserve assistant referee respectively for the match between the Netherlands and Japan.
🇺🇸 Brooke Mayo became the first publicly out LGBTQ+ match official to officiate at a men’s FIFA World Cup.
🇺🇸 Tori Penso became the second woman in history to referee a men’s FIFA World Cup match and the first American woman to do so.
🇳🇮 Tatiana Guzmán became the first woman ever to serve as a video assistant referee at a men’s FIFA World Cup match.
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