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Who is Wilmar Roldan, the referee in charge of the Tunisia vs England game?

The Colombian official has a habit of making the headlines with his controversial calls, and did so again in the Three Lions' narrow victory

England got their World Cup campaign to a promising start with a 2-1 win over Tunisia, but could have won with a more comfortable lead and potentially two penalties had they been awarded by controversial referee Wilmar Roldan.

The Colombian referee had an infamous reputation heading into the Russia finals following his track record officiating past matches, and a spate of curious decisions drew derision from England fans.

Roldan failed to award England penalties after they felt that they should have been given at least two, having sanctioned Kyle Walker for a shove in the first half that led to Tunisia's equaliser from the spot.