Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwilmaɾ rolˈdam ˈpeɾes]; born 24 January 1980 in Remedios, Antioquia) is a Colombian football referee.
[10] He was selected to officiate the tournament's opening game between the host nation Russia and New Zealand.
In June 2018, he was selected to referee England v Tunisia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
[12] On the 30th of June, 2024, after Canada 0-0 draw Chile, with Canada advancing to the quarterfinals, the Chilean Football Federation filed a formal complaint to CONMEBOL against Roldán and calling the confederation to have him suspended, claiming him to have questionable and poor refereeing decisions which ultimately knocked out Chile out of the group stage.
The controversies based on these refereeing mistakes have led to an outrage by the Chilean fans, with most of them sending recipes to his personal accounts as a form of protest.