Romualdo Arppi Filho (7 January 1939 – 4 March 2023)Romualdo Arppi Filho, árbitro da final da Copa do Mundo de 1986, morre no litoral de São Paulo
was a Brazilian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

referee. He officiated at three matches in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-tea ...

in Mexico, including the

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between

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and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, which was won by Argentina. He was the second successive Brazilian to referee a World Cup final.

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Romualdo Arppi Filho 1939 births 2023 deaths People from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian football referees FIFA World Cup finals match officials 1986 FIFA World Cup referees Copa América referees Copa América finals match officials Olympic football referees Football referees at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Sports-official-bio-stub