Wilton Sampaio

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Wilton Sampaio
Full name Wilton Pereira Sampaio
Born (1981-12-28) 28 December 1981 (age 42)
Teresina de Goiás, Brazil
International
YearsLeagueRole
2013– FIFA Referee
CONMEBOL Referee

Wilton Pereira Sampaio (born 28 December 1981) is a Brazilian football referee. He has been on FIFA's list of international referees since 2013. [1] His younger brother Sávio Pereira Sampaio is also a referee and on FIFA's list since 2022. [2] [1]

Professional

Pereira Sampaio began refereeing at age 15, qualified in Brasilia in 2000 and currently represents the Federação Goiana de Futebol and FIFA. [3] [4] He was elected as one of the best referees in the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championships. [5]

Sampaio was considered too short by Brazilian referee head, Armando Marques, but after Marques left in 2005, Sampaio was given more high profile games. [4]

Sampaio was part of the video assistant referee (VAR) team when it was introduced in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He also refereed in both the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [6] [7]

2022 FIFA World Cup
DateMatchVenueRoundAttendance
21 November 2022 Senegal vs Netherlands Al Thumama Stadium, Doha Group stage41,721 [8]
29 November 2022 Netherlands vs Qatar Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor Group stage66,784 [9]
3 December 2022 Netherlands vs United States Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Round of 1644,846 [10]
10 December 2022 England vs France Al Bayt Stadium, Al KhorQuarter-finals68,895 [11]

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