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The Netherlands will be looking to inflict yet more misery on Tunisia as Group F comes to a close on Thursday.
Tunisia are already eliminated after being thumped by both Japan and Sweden, while the Dutch will want to make sure Japan don't overtake them on goal difference at the top of the group.
The game is set to kick off at 6pm local time (midnight UK time) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Katia Itzel Garcia to referee Tunisia vs Netherlands
FIFA have confirmed the appointment of the officials for this occasion, with Katia Itzel Garcia set to make her World Cup refereeing debut.
At just 33 years old, the Mexico City native already has plenty of experience under her belt in both the men's and women's games.
Garcia became the first female referee in two decade to referee in the Mexican men's top flight in 2024, and went to the Olympic games in Paris larger that year.
By taking charge of this game, Garcia will be just the third woman ever to referee a men's World Cup game, after France's Stephanie Frappart in 2022 and American Tori Penso earlier in this edition of the tournament.
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Garcia will be assisted from the touchlines by flag-bearing duo Sandra Ramirez of Mexico and Spaniard Jose Enrique Naranjo Perez
Paraguay meanwhile provides the remainder of the all-Spanish-speaking officiating team in the stadium
Juan Gabriel Benitez is the fourth official, with Milciades Saldivar on hand as the reserve assistant.
Details of the VAR crew are yet to be confirmed.
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