Katia Garcia Will Be the Third Woman to Arbitrate a Male World Cup Match
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The Dutch national team plays its third World Cup group match against Tunisia under the leadership of referee Katia Garcia (33). The Mexican is the first woman to officiate a match for the Netherlands at a final tournament. Who is the person behind this special appointment?
The Mexican follows the wake of French Stephanie Frappart and American Tori Penso
The Mexican is the third woman to officiate a match at the men's World Cup. The Netherlands plays Tunisia in the night from Thursday to Friday.
Photo: Agence Reforma Ciudad de México.- As part of Day 3 of the 2026 World Cup Group Phase, Katia Itzel García will become the first Mexican to lead a party as a leading judge in a Men's World Cup, being designated as the arbiter of the party that Tunisia and the Netherlands will contest on Thursday, June 25 in Kansas City.
FIFA designated Katia Itzel García as a central arbiter for the match between Tunisia and the Netherlands in the final day of the 2026 World Cup Group Phase, scheduled for June 25 at the Kansas City stadium. With this decision, the capital will become the first Mexican woman to take full responsibility for the arbitration in a World Cup match. The duel, which will start at 5:00 p.m., faces a Tunisian team that has already been eliminated after t…
On Thursday, Mexican Katia Itzel García will lead the 2026 World Cup F group match between the Tunisian and Netherlands teams in Kansas City, United States, and will become the third woman and the first Mexican to lead a match of the highest national selections competition. Born in Mexico City on September 1, 1992, she follows the path opened in the Qatar World Cup 2022 by French woman Stephanie Frappart, who led Germany-Costa Rica in the group …
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