Dr. Suzanne Huurman is the only female chief doctor at the 2026 World Cup . The 36-year-old from the Netherlands is working for  Curacao , the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup and Germany's opponents in the first round of games. Other than Dr. Silja Schwarz, who has been a doctor (but not the lead one) for Germany's men side for the last three years, Huurman is the only female doctor at the entire tournament. In the history of the competition, Huurman is just the third woman ever