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🚨Referee appointments for the opening World Cup matches

🚩 It's official, referees named for the first World Cup matches

🚩 It's official, referees named for the first World Cup matches
OneFootballTue, June 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM UTC·1 min read

FIFA revealed this Monday the referee appointments for the first four matches of the World Cup

Wilton Sampaio, one of the most important referees in Latin America, will be the official in charge of officiating the opening match between Mexico and South Africa at Estadio Ciudad de México

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This will be the second time the Brazilian referee has taken charge of a match involving El Tri. He previously did so at the Copa América Centenario.

Amin Mohamed will take charge of South Korea vs. Czech Republic, Facundo Tello of Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Danny Makkelie will do so in the United States vs. Paraguay.

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