The FIFA World Cup closing between France and Argentina ended with the South Individuals beating the defending champions 4-2 on penalties. Whereas Argentina have been higher than the French for essentially the most a part of the sport, Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick turned the match right into a spectacle, with the penalty shootout ultimately being the deciding issue. After Argentina lifted the trophy, an argument, nonetheless, struck as claims of Lionel Messi’s second objective (within the extra-time) being illegitimate emerged. The FIFA World Cup closing referee, nonetheless, has now damaged his silence on the matter.
Main French publication L’Equipe had run an article: “Why Argentina’s third objective should not have been awarded”. Within the article, it wrote, “An extra particular person was on the pitch on the time the objective was scored: the referee should disallow the objective if the additional particular person was: a participant, substitute, substituted participant, despatched off participant or official of the group who scored the objective; play should be restarted with a direct free kick from the place the place the additional particular person was.”
Chatting with the media, the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak steered that whereas French publications went gaga over Argentina substitutes coming into the sector earlier than the objective was given, they did not point out something about French substitutes doing the identical for one in all Mbappe’s objectives within the match.
“The French did not point out this picture, the place you possibly can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the pitch when Mbappé scores a objective,” he advised Polish media, as steered by Categorical UK.
Szymon Marciniak, the referee for the World Cup Closing, has responded to @lequipe‘s criticism that Lionel Messi’s second objective should not have counted:
“The French did not point out this picture, the place you possibly can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the pitch when Mbappé scores a objective.” pic.twitter.com/MW6y73iiLN
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) December 23, 2022
In a press convention, Marcinak held his telephone up and confirmed an image the place some French subs might be seen getting into the enjoying subject proper earlier than one in all Mbappe’s objectives.
The referee, nonetheless, did admit that he made one mistake within the closing.
“After all, there have been errors on this closing. I interrupted the French counter-attack after a nasty deal with by Marcos Acuna,” he advised Sport.
“I used to be afraid that the fouled participant wished to unwind, and I learn it fallacious as a result of nothing occurred, and you could possibly give a bonus after which come again with a card. It is onerous. In a recreation like this, I take such a mistake in the dead of night. The essential factor is that there have been no large errors,” he added.
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