Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 2nd. In the early morning of the 2nd Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup Group E matches were all over.
The group qualifying situation reversed several times. Although the German team defeated Costa Rica 4:2, they were still eliminated.
In the end, the Japanese team and the Spanish team won the right to qualify for this group.
A panel of three female referees whistled the match between Germany and Costa Rica
History was made when a panel of three female referees officiated Germany against Costa Rica, with France's Stephanie Frappal in charge.
In the previous match between Mexico and Poland, Frappal served as the fourth official and became the first female referee to appear on the World Cup stage.
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