English referee Rebecca Welch will take charge of the women’s international between France and Spain on Saturday 31 August.
The Durham FA official will be ably assisted by an all-English team of Natalie Aspinall, Melissa Burgin and Kirsty Dowle.
The match will take place at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand.
Welch has refereed a number of showpiece matches on home soil, including the 2016 Conti Cup Final and 2017 Women’s FA Cup Final.
She was also assistant referee for the first Women’s FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium, in 2015.
If you'd like to follow in Rebecca's footsteps and become a qualified referee, your first step is to take part in a Basic Referees Course with your local County Football Association.
Simply contact the referee development officer at your local County FA to get the ball rolling. (To become a referee you must be at least 14 years old and a resident of England).
Furthermore, The FA has developed a pathway for male and female referees in the women’s game.
This pathway aims to accommodate the changes to the women’s football pyramid, provide a clear route for referee progression in the women’s game and remove the fitness-test barrier that can prevent female referees from progressing.
