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Who is Stephanie Frappart? The woman referee set to make World Cup history and who enraged Celtic fans

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Celtic fans will need little introduction but the rest of the watching world might be curious as to who the 38-year-old Frenchwoman is making history in Qatar.

It's ironic that a competition that has been dogged by controversy for being held in a country that is supposedly backward that Stephanie Frappart will become the first female to take charge of a men's World Cup fixture.

Such a move has taken almost a century - 92 years and 942 matches to be precise - but when Frappart leads Germany and Costa Rica out in front of almost 70,000 fans in the Al Bayt Stadium then it will be a momentous moment.

Celtic supporters are familiar with her work after she officiated the Hoops Champions League clash against Real Madrid in Spain earlier this season.

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