FIFA Women's World Cup referees

In this article, FIFA Women's World Cup referees will be analyzed in detail, addressing its different aspects, impact and relevance in today's society. From its origins to its current evolution, the various aspects that make FIFA Women's World Cup referees a topic of great interest and debate will be explored. In addition, its influence in different areas will be examined, such as culture, politics, education and technology. Through this exhaustive analysis, we seek to provide a comprehensive vision of FIFA Women's World Cup referees, with the purpose of enriching knowledge on this topic and encouraging critical reflection about its role in the contemporary world.

FIFA Women's World Cup referees are FIFA international referees who officiate at the FIFA Women's World Cup matches.

World Cup Final match officials

Year	Referee	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees and Assistant Referees	Video Assistant Referees (VARs) and Assistant VARs
1991	Vadim Zhuk	Ingrid Jonsson Gertrud Regus	Reserve Referees since 1999 Reserve Assistant Referees since 2015	Video Assistant Referees (VARs) and Assistant VARs since 2019
1995	Ingrid Jonsson	Gitte Holm Maria Rodríguez
1999	Nicole Petignat	Ghislaine Labbe Ana Pérez	Katriina Elovirta
2003	Cristina Ionescu	Irina Mirt Katarzyna Wierzbowska	Sonia Denoncourt
2007	Tammy Ogston	Rita Muñoz María Isabel Tovar	Mayumi Oiwa
2011	Bibiana Steinhaus	Katrin Rafalski Marina Wozniak	Jenny Palmqvist
2015	Kateryna Monzul	Yolanda Parga Nataliya Rachynska	Claudia Umpiérrez Loreto Toloza
2019	Stéphanie Frappart	Manuela Nicolosi Michelle O'Neill	Claudia Umpiérrez Luciana Mascaraña	Carlos del Cerro Grande José María Sánchez Martínez Mariana de Almeida
2023	Tori Penso	Brooke Mayo Kathryn Nesbitt	Yoshimi Yamashita Mijensa Rensch	Tatiana Guzmán Pol van Boekel Ella De Vries Armando Villarreal

By country

As of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final, 25 countries have been represented in the officials body of the FIFA Women's World Cup Final.

Country	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
Germany	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
United States	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
France	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Mexico	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
Spain	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Sweden	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Uruguay	3	0	0	2	1	0	0
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Romania	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Argentina	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Belgium	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Chile	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Denmark	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Finland	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Netherlands	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nicaragua	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Peru	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Suriname	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

By confederation

Confederation	Total	Referees	Assistant Referees	Reserve Referees	Reserve Assistant Referees	VARs	Assistant VARs
UEFA	25	7	12	2	0	1	3
CONCACAF	10	1	5	1	1	1	1
CONMEBOL	6	0	1	2	2	0	1
AFC	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
CAF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	44	9	18	7	3	2	5

Number of matches

There are 11 referees who have managed seven or more matches:

10 matches:

• Nicole Petignat (1999, 2003, 2007)
• Stéphanie Frappart (2015, 2019, 2023)

9 matches:

• Sonia Denoncourt (1995, 1999, 2003)
• Tammy Ogston (1999, 2003, 2007)
• Kari Seitz (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)
• Anna-Marie Keighley (2015, 2019, 2023)
• Kateryna Monzul (2015, 2019, 2023)

8 matches:

• Edina Alves Batista (2019, 2023)

7 matches:

• Im Eun-ju (1999, 2003)
• Carol Chénard (2011, 2015)
• Melissa Borjas (2015, 2019, 2023)

References

1. ^ "Match Report Final 1991".
2. ^ "Match Report Final 1995".
3. ^ "Match Report Final 1999".
4. ^ "Match Report Final 2003".
5. ^ "Match Report Final 2007".
6. ^ "Match Report Final 2011".
7. ^ "Match Report Final 2015".
8. ^ "Match Report Final 2019".
9. ^ "Women World Cup » Referees". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2023-08-09.