P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-! Wilton Pereira Sampaio goes viral in 🇲🇽 v 🇿🇦

P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-! Wilton Pereira Sampaio goes viral in 🇲🇽 v 🇿🇦 Social media has spoken: Wilton Pereira Sampaio was the "man of the match" after the Mexico vs South Africa match that kicked off the FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian referee delivered a "hat-trick" of red cards in the tournament's opening game. He was called by VAR before leaving Bafana Bafana down to nine men, and then handed out the third red deep into stoppage time.  He had already drawn attention at the 2022 World Cup during England vs France — who remembers Bellingham's reaction? — and went viral again.  Check out some of the reactions below.  HE'S FROM BRAZIL, DAMN IT!  And there’s no doubt about it, okay?  Unforgettable! This one’s easy, man!  MAN OF THE MATCH! Nothing less than that!  Who agrees? And there was still a third red to come Was it really that bad? Similar? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.