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AN ENGLAND men’s football match will be refereed by a woman for the first time when Kateryna Monzul takes charge of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Andorra.
Monzul will officiate the match at the Estadi Nacional, with fellow Ukrainians Maryna Striletska and Svitlana Grushko serving as assistant referees.
France’s Stephanie Frappart will be the VAR, with the fourth official and assistant VAR roles filled by men — Denys Shurman and Vikor Matyash respectively.
Monzul has refereed men’s matches before, becoming the first woman to take charge of a senior men’s international game when she officiated the Nations League clash between San Marino and Gibraltar in 2020.
She was also in the middle for Austria’s 3-1 World Cup qualifying win over Faroe Islands in March.
Her assistants in Vienna were both male, including Matyash, whereas this weekend the on-pitch team will be all-female.
Monzul has refereed at four Women’s World Cups, including the final in 2015.
