Wilton Sampaio Explained

Wilton Sampaio
Fullname:Wilton Pereira Sampaio
Birth Date:28 December 1981
Birth Place:Teresina de Goiás, Brazil
Internationalyears1:2013–
Confederation1:FIFA
Confederation2:CONMEBOL
Internationalrole1:Referee
Internationalrole2: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 2022Senegal vs NetherlandsAl Thumama Stadium, DohaGroup stage41,721[8]
26 November 2022Poland vs Saudi ArabiaEducation City Stadium, Al KhorGroup stage44,259[9]
3 December 2022Netherlands vs United StatesKhalifa International Stadium, Al RayyanRound of 1644,846[10]
10 December 2022England vs FranceAl Bayt Stadium, Al KhorQuarter-finals68,895[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA 2022 Refereeing International Lists. FIFA. 34. 11 December 2022.
  2. Web site: CBF escala irmão de árbitro contra o Inter para jogo decisivo do Palmeiras na semifinal da Copa do Brasil. 11 December 2022. Lance!. 22 December 2020. Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. https://web.archive.org/web/20171021144310/http://sumulaonline.cbf.com.br/arbitragem/br/escala/?id=112 . 21 October 2017 . dead.
  4. Web site: Formado no DF, juiz Wilton Pereira Sampaio vai à Copa após ser considerado baixinho por Armando Marques. Portuguese. 11 December 2022. 19 May 2022. Correio Braziliense. Lima, Marco Paulo.
  5. Web site: Wilton Pereira Sampaio é eleito o melhor árbitro do Brasileirão 2012 . 12 March 2012 . Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. . 5 October 2020 . Wilton Pereira Sampaio is elected the best referee in the Brasileirão 2012 . pt.
  6. News: McGrath . Mike . 2022-12-11 . Gary Neville calls Brazilian referee for England's defeat to France 'an absolute joke' . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2022-12-11 . 0307-1235.
  7. Web site: FIFA Arab Cup 2021™: Oman - Qatar . 2022-12-11 . www.fifa.com . en.
  8. Web site: Senegal vs Netherlands . 11 December 2022 . FIFA.com.
  9. Web site: Poland vs Saudi Arabia . 5 July 2024 . FIFA.com.
  10. Web site: Netherlands vs United States . 11 December 2022 . FIFA.com.
  11. News: England 1–2 France . Phil McNulty . BBC Sport . 10 December 2022 . 24 March 2023.