Experts and journalists from all continents traditionally participated in the referendum to determine the best female referee of 2023, as conducted by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics).

Ukrainian referees will work the group stage match of the 2023 World Cup finals, in which the Netherlands will play against Portugal.

Ukrainians Kateryna Monzul and Marina Strileckaya, who have entered the list of referees for the finals stage of the 2023 Women's World Cup, recently worked on matches in the intercontinental playoff qualification round.

This week in the capital of Qatar, Doha, the first of three preparatory seminars for official match officials took place for the women's World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, 2023.

Experts and journalists from all continents participated in the referendum to determine the best female referee of 2022, as conducted by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics).

In the women's team selection match of CS-2023 between Portugal — Belgium, which will take place today, October 6, in Viseu, a Ukrainian refereeing crew will officiate. The main referee for the match, which starts at 8:00 PM Kyiv time, will be Kateryna Monzul. She will be assisted on the lines by Marina Striletska and Svitlana Hryshko. The duties of the fourth official will be performed by Macedonian Ivana Proykovska.

Today, Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul will officiate the final match of the 2022 European Women's Championship between England and Germany.

For Ukrainian FIFA referee Kateryna Monzul, who will officiate the decisive match of the 2022 Women's Euro between England and Germany on July 31 along with Marinia Strilec, this will be her first continental championship final, but not her first final in a rich international career. In 2014, the Kharkiv native worked the final of the women's Champions League between Swedish Turenski and German Wolfsburg (3:4).

In the final match of the 2022 Women's Euro, which will take place on July 31 at London's Wembley Stadium between England and Germany national teams, two Ukrainian referees will be working.

At the semifinal match of Euro 2022 Women's tournament England — Sweden, which will start today in Sheffield at 22:00 Kyiv time, the fourth official will be Ukrainian Kateryna Monzul. The head referee of the team will be Swiss Esther Staubli. The duties of assistant referees will be performed by Susanna Künig (Switzerland) and Sara Telek (Austria). As the VAR system referee will be Pol van Boekel, and as an assistant — Dennis Higler (both — Netherlands).

In today's quarter-final match Sweden — Belgium of the Women's Euro 2022, which is taking place in England, Ukrainian referees will be working.