sport news World Cup: Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio has a shocker as England crash out ... trends now Wilton Sampaio is the controversial referee who took charge of England's World Cup loss to France... the Brazilian was only a VAR at the last tournament, had already attracted criticism in Qatar and made a number of errors as the Three Lions crashed out England crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 defeat to France on Saturday Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio made a number of errors during the match He failed to give a penalty for a challenge by Dayot Upamecano on Harry Kane Gary Neville described Sampaio's refereeing performance as 'rank bad' By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 21:11 GMT, 10 December 2022 | Updated: 21:17 GMT, 10 December 2022 3 Viewcomments Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio attracted all the attention for the wrong reasons as England crashed out of the World Cup. The 40-year-old came under fierce criticism during the match - particularly in the first-half when he failed to give the Three Lions a penalty when Dayot Upamecano fouled Harry Kane. There was also a controversial decision not to award Bukayo Saka a foul in the build-up to Aurelien Tchouameni's opener. Sampaio has already attracted criticism for his decisions in Qatar, something which will be highlighted even further after England's 2-1 defeat to France. More to follow... Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility