Who Is Tori Penso? The Historic Referee for Bafana Bafana’s Crucial World Cup Clash
Penso became the second woman to referee a men’s World Cup match, with FIFA naming only two female officials among 52 referees.
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Meet Tori Penso: Record creating referee who once left career in advertising
The 39-year-old referee, who officiated in the Group A match between Czechia and South Africa at Atlanta Stadium on Thursday, became only the second woman referee to officiate in a FIFA men's World Cup match.
This marks only the second time in the history of the World Cup, which began in 1930, that a team of female referees has officiated a match. Female referee Torrey Penso (40) served as the main referee for the second match of Group A between the Czech Republic and South Africa at the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup on the 19th (Korean time). During the 2022 Qatar World Cup…
What you need to know Tori Penso makes history in the Czech Republic vs South Africa in the 2026 World Cup.The American referee leads a women's tern in Atlanta on June 18.She is the second woman to lead a Men's World Cup following the Frappart milestone in 2022. Atlanta was the scene of an unprecedented event for women's arbitration, on June 18, at the 2026 World Cup. By giving the initial whistle in the clash between the Czech Republic and Sout…
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