Wilton Sampaio

2022 - 12 - 11

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Referee Wilton Sampaio Criticized By Harry Maguire And Gary ... (Sports Illustrated)

Harry Maguire and Gary Neville both criticized referee Wilton Sampaio after he oversaw England's 2-1 loss to France in the World Cup quarter-finals on ...

Don't overthink that, it was a blatant foul." There were three or four fouls in that area of the pitch in first half and I thought: 'How's that not been given a foul?' It was weird. "Throughout the game, he was really poor." I used to when I played. I used to think that quite a bit. "I don't actually say that much anymore.

Wilton Sampaio, the card-happy referee in charge of England vs ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Brazilian official was part of the Var team in Russia four years ago and awarded a controversial penalty to Saudi Arabia this World Cup.

At the last World Cup, four years ago in Russia, Sampaio was part of the refereeing team that helped introduce technology to the tournament. Qatar’s winner came in the 97th minute via Var after Sampaio had initially carried on play. They know they have been in a hell of a game. His other two games at this World Cup have both been victories for Holland, against Senegal and USA. He also expressed his frustrations on Twitter: Asked about the performance of the referee, Southgate said on ITV: "It is pointless going into that.

Referee Wilton Sampaio 'had an absolute nightmare' in England's ... (Eurosport.com)

Gary Neville heaped criticism on referee Wilton Sampaio following England's defeat to France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

“England were outstanding and were the better team. Reflecting on the penalty miss, Wright said: “Just disappointed because Harry is our guy. But you have to give France credit for finding a way to win.” “There was a period where we were all over them. World Cup

Harry Maguire SLAMS referee Wilton Sampaio for his performance ... (Daily Mail)

England bowed out of the competition after suffering a 2-1 defeat, but France's opening goal has been criticised after Sampaio failed to give what appeared ...

'His decisions throughout the game, not just the big decisions. 'He’s a world class striker and when you’re taking as many penalties as he does in a season he’s going to miss some. He’ll be hurt and disappointed, as are all of us, [but] of course we’re not blaming him. I don’t want to go into too much cause I’ll end up getting fined, but it was really really poor. [England](/sport/england_football/index.html)'s World Cup defeat to France. I can’t really go into explain how bad his performance really was.

Harry Maguire wants referee Wilton Sampaio to explain ... (talkSPORT.com)

England centre-back Harry Maguire took aim at referee Wilton Sampaio after their painful World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.The Three Lions lost.

“Because there were so many decisions in that first half where they made five, six early fouls. We always stand here and as players we get criticised – so it would be nice to see if he comes out and says whether he’s had a good game or not. I think H [Harry Kane] was outside the box but it was a clear foul, he didn’t in the second half, Bukayo’s is a clear foul leading up to their first goal. Neville said: “The referee I thought he had an absolute nightmare, he was a joke of a referee, him. Ahead of Les Bleus’ first goal there looked to be a foul on Bukayo Saka in the build-up. The Three Lions lost 2-1 to their foes from across the Channel but the match was littered with controversial decisions from the referee.

Wilton Sampaio: who is England vs France referee, is he French ... (NationalWorld)

Wilton Sampaio: who is England vs France referee, is he French, what other World Cup games has he officiated? The referee has faced criticism after England were ...

He is currently under investigation for falsely not awarding a penalty to England after Harry Kane was assaulted.” I really don’t think we could have done any more.” He was a joke of a referee. Later in the game, Sampaio also kept Polish defender Matty Cash on the pitch when he could have been dealt a second yellow card. Sampaio is a Brazilian referee who was placed in charge of the England vs France quarter final match. Criticisms made in regards to the referee have come not just from England fans, but the likes of [Gary Neville](https://www.nationalworld.com/topic/gary-neville), [Gary Lineker](https://www.nationalworld.com/topic/gary-lineker), [Harry Maguire](https://www.nationalworld.com/topic/harry-maguire) and [Jude Bellingham](https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/football/jude-bellingham-team-england-club-3931684).

Controversial referee for England exit was only on VAR at 2018 ... (The Sun)

REFEREE Wilton Sampaio was only on VAR duty at the last World Cup.The 40-year-old Brazilian official was in charge of England's World Cup quarter-fina.

Really poor." [England](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/) defender [Gary Neville brandished the ref a "joke"](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717755/referee-gary-neville-england-world-cup-france/) following the game. [changed Sampaio's Wikipedia page](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20716748/england-vs-france-world-cup-saka-england/) after a number of his debateable decisions. [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON THE WORLD CUP](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [World Cup](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/) in Russia Sampaio was on VAR duty and he had already caused controversy this tournament before Saturday night's display. [England's World Cup quarter-final defeat to France](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717112/england-france-harry-kane-missed-penalty-match-report/).

Harry Maguire wants World Cup referee Wilton Sampaio to explain ... (talkSPORT.com)

England centre-back Harry Maguire took aim at referee Wilton Sampaio following their painful World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.The Three Lions.

“Because there were so many decisions in that first half where they made five, six early fouls. We always stand here and as players we get criticised – so it would be nice to see if he comes out and says whether he’s had a good game or not. I think H [Harry Kane] was outside the box but it was a clear foul, he didn’t in the second half, Bukayo’s is a clear foul leading up to their first goal. [Antonio Lahoz’s officiating in the quarter-final loss to Netherlands.](https://talksport.com/football/1273556/argentina-netherlands-world-cup-row-wout-weghorst-sergio-aguero-lionel-messi-emi-martinez/) Ahead of Les Bleus’ first goal there looked to be a foul on Bukayo Saka in the build-up. The Three Lions lost 2-1 to their foes from across the Channel but the match was littered with controversial decisions from the Brazilian official.

Gary Neville: Referee Wilton Sampaio was a joke, rank bad (Sky Sports)

Harry Kane blazed a late penalty over the bar as Englands World Cup dreams ended with a 2-1 defeat in the quarter-finals; referee Wilton Sampaio made some ...

"I just look at the performance and I think football matches are decided by margins and that's what happened last night. "In Euro 96, we were probably against Germany but in 2004 and 2006, we were parked on the edge of our own box, hoping really that they would not score, or that we'd get to penalties or that we would nick a goal. I don't think it's right, especially when you lose, to speak about the officials." We were all probably thinking that they were favourites and they would probably win six out of 10 games if we played against them." "We have a technical ability that is growing and the belief that's growing. "I thought the performance was really good. And I get that a little bit, and you can take that harsh approach if you want, that's no problem. "Even the penalty that was given against Theo Hernandez was not given on the pitch. But I feel like the right things are happening on the pitch. The full-back thought he had lost his man and he was going to score so he made a double mistake by barging him in the back. There were three or four fouls in that area of the pitch in the first half where you were thinking, 'How has that not been given?'. Neville believed France's first goal should have been ruled out for the foul on Saka: "It's a simple decision.

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