Marciniak was targeted from France for his work in the final lost on penalties (4-2) against Argentina, after the 3-3 draw in extra time.
The main claim is based in the invasion of the field of the Argentines during the third goal, scored by the rosarino star Lionel Messi, in the second overtime. The action was also observed by the French newspaper L’Equipe and replicated around the world.
Marciniak, who received the support of FIFA after his performance, considered that this move “did not affect the game” and therefore did not affect the result. “What was the impact of the players who got up and entered the field? To cancel it should affect the game”he added.
Meanwhile, in France they gathered more than 200,000 signatures on a digital platform with the intention of playing the Qatar 2022 final again because they consider that they were harmed by Marciniak’s failures.
“They are looking for the little beast. There are serious newspapers and those who are looking for rumours. Friends, great referees from France have written to me. The reception was great. Many professionals and footballers have sent us congratulations and Mbappé said that we were great referees”, he pointed out. Marciniak.
In turn, Marciniak accepted that the VAR reviewed the play several times due to an alleged foul by Enzo Fernández on Marcus Thuram in the area, three minutes from the end of the game.
“The team reviewed the incident involving Thuram and intuitively leaned towards annulling my decision on the field, but after analyzing the replays it concluded that the main decision was the correct one and agreed to continue the game,” the Polish referee said.
Source: Ambito
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