It will not be only the Blues to represent France on the grounds of the Euro this summer.
The French Stéphanie Frappart has been appointed among the 13 referees selected to officiate during the European Women's Football Championship scheduled for July 6 to 31, 2022 in England, according to the list unveiled on Tuesday by UEFA.
His compatriots Manuela Nicolosi and Elodie Coppola are on the list of assistant referees.
Benoît Millot, Ligue 1 referee, and Maika Vanderstichel, women's D1 referee, have been selected for VAR, video assistance for arbitration.
Aged 38, Frappart is known for having been the first female referee in the French second division (2014) then in the men's Ligue 1 (2019), the first to lead the European Supercup in August 2019 then the first to have officiated in Champions League in December 2020.
VAR present for the first time in a Women's Euro
The officiating referee in L1 has already been on the whistle during Euro 2017 and during the 2019 World Cup for women's competitions.
She led the final of this competition won by the United States against the Netherlands.
Next summer, the Women's Euro will be refereed by twelve women from the European confederation, as well as by a representative of Conmebol, the Venezuelan Emikar Calderas Barrera, under a partnership between UEFA and the South-South confederation. American.
The VAR will be deployed for the first time on all matches of the European women's competition, specifies UEFA.