Polish Szymon Marciniak was bothered by criticism from the French newspaper ‘L’Equipe’
the polish referee Simon Marciniakwho whistled the final of the Qatar World Cupcountered the French newspaper The teamwho criticized the decision to allow the third goal of Argentina regarding the France due to the invasion of athletes from the bench of the South American team.
At a press conference, Marciniak was uncomfortable with the accusation and counterattacked. “The French didn’t mention this photo, where you can see there are seven French people on the field when Mbappé scores a goal,” he explained, showing a photo.
“What was the impact of the players who got up from the dugout and entered the field? There are serious newspapers and those looking for buzz. Friends, great French referees, wrote to me. The reception (to my performance) was great. Many professionals and football players sent us congratulations. Kylian Mbappé said we were great referees”.
Szymon Marciniak, the referee for the World Cup Final, has responded to @lequipe‘s criticism that Lionel Messi’s second goal shouldn’t have counted:
“The French didn’t mention this photo, where you can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the pitch when Mbappé scores a goal.” pic.twitter.com/MW6y73iiLN
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) December 23, 2022
In an article entitled “why Argentina’s third goal should not have been validated”, the The team had shown that, before the moment when the ball crosses the goal plane and is intercepted by Jules Koundé, two Argentine players, from the substitute bench, were already on the field to celebrate. According to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) rulebook, this action is illegal.
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