Romualdo Arppi Filho (born in Santos on 7 January 1939) is a Brazilian former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

referee. He is mostly known for supervising three matches in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial 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-team format. Colombia ha ...

in Mexico, including the final rival between

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and

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. Argentina eventually won the game 3–2. He was the second successive Brazilian to referee a World Cup final.

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Romualdo Arppi Filho 1939 births Living people People from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian football referees FIFA World Cup referees FIFA World Cup Final match officials 1986 FIFA World Cup referees Olympic football referees Football referees at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub