Sonia Denoncourt
Encyclopedia
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football (soccer)
referee from Canada
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Denoncourt became the first female FIFA
accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
s as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments. She was the referee in the women's football final at the 2000 Olympics.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Denoncourt became the first female FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
s as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments. She was the referee in the women's football final at the 2000 Olympics.