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The World Cup match at MetLife Stadium on Thursday between Germany and Ecuador will have an all-female referee team of Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday on social media.
The trio became the second all-female crew to officiate a men’s World Cup match when they did so for the South Africa-Czechia match on June 18. They’re also the first to all be from the United States after France’s Stephanie Frappart led a team during the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
In that World Cup, six women served as officials, the first time that feat was accomplished. Still, the number of female referees around the world remains around 30%, while the number sits even lower near 22% in the United States.
“Truthfully, we should have more women at this World Cup than we do,” Kara Seitz, U.S. Soccer’s senior vice president of refereeing, said as reported by USA TODAY's Nancy Armour last week. “So we’ve got to keep fighting.
“I felt it was my obligation when I moved to FIFA. That was truly my mission, to ensure that women had that opportunity. My job is to open the door, and for them to run through it,” Seitz said.
The trio got their start on the World Cup stage at the women’s tournament in 2023. They were also selected to officiate matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
For the second straight men’s World Cup, there are six female referees, including Penso, Mayo and Nesbitt. That includes match officials Katia García and Sandra Ramíz and video official Tatiana Guzmàn.
The match Penso, Mayo and Nesbitt will officiate Thursday at MetLife Stadium still has some stakes. While Germany has already clinched first place in Group E, Ecuador must win to have a chance at advancing to the knockout rounds.
Ecuador fell to Ivory Coast and produced one point via a scoreless draw with Curaçao. Germany, meanwhile, trounced Curaçao 7-1 and edged out Ivory Coast to move to 2-0.
Germany will likely rest some of its top players with little on the line Thursday.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Three US female referees assigned to World Cup match in New Jersey
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The trio became the second all-female crew to officiate a men’s World Cup match when they did so for the South Africa-Czechia match on June 18. They’re also the first to all be from the United States after France’s Stephanie Frappart led a team during the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
In that World Cup, six women served as officials, the first time that feat was accomplished. Still, the number of female referees around the world remains around 30%, while the number sits even lower near 22% in the United States.
“Truthfully, we should have more women at this World Cup than we do,” Kara Seitz, U.S. Soccer’s senior vice president of refereeing, said as reported by USA TODAY's Nancy Armour last week. “So we’ve got to keep fighting.
“I felt it was my obligation when I moved to FIFA. That was truly my mission, to ensure that women had that opportunity. My job is to open the door, and for them to run through it,” Seitz said.
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The trio got their start on the World Cup stage at the women’s tournament in 2023. They were also selected to officiate matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
For the second straight men’s World Cup, there are six female referees, including Penso, Mayo and Nesbitt. That includes match officials Katia García and Sandra Ramíz and video official Tatiana Guzmàn.
The match Penso, Mayo and Nesbitt will officiate Thursday at MetLife Stadium still has some stakes. While Germany has already clinched first place in Group E, Ecuador must win to have a chance at advancing to the knockout rounds.
Ecuador fell to Ivory Coast and produced one point via a scoreless draw with Curaçao. Germany, meanwhile, trounced Curaçao 7-1 and edged out Ivory Coast to move to 2-0.
Germany will likely rest some of its top players with little on the line Thursday.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Three US female referees assigned to World Cup match in New Jersey
Continue reading...
