Tori Penso is set to make history when she takes charge of Bafana Bafana's crucial World Cup clash against Czechia in Atlanta.
When Bafana Bafana take on Czechia in a crucial Fifa World Cup Group A clash this evening, one person will be making history before the first whistle is even blown.
American referee Tori Penso has been appointed to officiate the match at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, becoming the first American woman to referee a men's senior Fifa World Cup match.
The appointment is another landmark moment in a career that has already broken barriers across world football.
Penso is only the second woman in history to referee a men's World Cup match after French official Stéphanie Frappart paved the way at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
