Who is the referee for Norway vs Senegal?

Wilton Sampaio is the referee for England vs France — Wilton Sampaio sent off three players in the tournament's opening fixture (Image credit: Getty Images)

Norway are set to face Senegal as World Cup's Group I reaches its second round of fixtures.

Norway are looking to build on their impressive 4-1 win over Iraq in their opening game, while Senegal are hoping to bounce back from defeat to France.

Here's who will be in charge for the clash tonight.

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Brazilian man to officiate his second fixture of the tournament

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 11: Wilton Sampaio (R), Referee, shows a red card to Cesar Montes (L) of Mexico during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hugo Rivera/Jam Media/Getty Images) — Wilton Sampaio issued three red cards during the World Cup's opening match between Mexico and South Africa (Image credit: Getty Images)

Brazilian Wilton Sampaio made headlines when he refereed the opening match of the 2026 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa.

The official handed out three red cards in an action packed curtain raiser, suggesting that there will likely be more red cards at this tournament than any that have preceded it.

The Norway team pose for a photo prior to the international friendly match between Norway and Switzerland at Ullevaal Stadion on March 31, 2026 in Oslo, Norway — Norway are set to face Senegal in their second group match this evening (Image credit: Getty Images)

Sampaio will be in charge once again this evening for Norway's game against Senegal.

Since he dished out three reds in that opener, there have been another four brandished, taking the tournament total to seven and counting.

The most in any tournament is 28 red cards, which happened at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The Brazilian will be joined by his fellow countrymen Bruno Pires and Bruno Boschilia, both of whom will be assisting on the touchlines for tonight's clash.

New Zealand's Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh will be on fourth official duties, while his compatriot Isaac Trevis will be the reserve assistant referee.

Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio shows a red card to South Africa's midfielder #11 Themba Zwane during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Africa — Wilton Sampaio sends off South Africa's Themba Zwane against Mexico (Image credit: Getty Images)

Sampaio will be hoping for a quieter match this evening, although with both Norway and Senegal desperate to qualify from their group to the knockout stages there's a lot on the line.

Prior to this year's opening fixture, the official has taken charge of more than 250 games across domestic and international football, including England's defeat to France at the previous World Cup.

He was also part of FIFA's inaugural Video Assistant Referee team which was introduced for the 2018 tournament in Russia.

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Ryan Gray is a freelance writer, covering mainly travel and occasionally sport. He previously spent two years as Sports Editor at the Watford Observer before turning his hand to travel writing, with his work appearing in various national UK publications. He has gone from providing matchday commentary for Blyth Spartans to covering FA Cup and Euros finals, as well as interviewing the likes of Claudio Ranieri, Alan Shearer and Glenn Hoddle, among other big names.