2022-12-23
Several days have passed since the World Cup final where Argentina was champion by defeating France on penalties. Finally came the third for the albiceleste.
After the commotion that was generated as a result of a publication in a French newspaper about an alleged error by the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak by not annulling the third goal of the Albiceleste team, the judge gave a press conference in which he showed a photo that puts in check the complaint of the Gauls
“According to the regulations, Lionel Messi’s second goal, in extra time, should have been annulled,” the newspaper L’Equipe remarked. The French allege field invasion of the Argentine players before the ball entered.
Szymon Marciniak broke the silence and left everything to France, showing conclusive proof at the aforementioned press conference.
“What the players say matters. The French thanked after the game, they were satisfied with the refereeing. They all came up, shook hands, thanked each other, exchanged a few words. I had a chat with Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud. And Kylian Mbappé hugged me unexpectedly. He was very sad and disappointed at the loss. I think it was such a human gesture. I also hugged him and tried to comfort him, I told him that he is an outstanding player who won the championship four years ago, ”he began.
And he added: “The French did not mention this photo, where you can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the field when Mbappé scores a goal. Nothing to say, especially since in Kolo Muani’s missed opportunity at the end of the game, several substitutes are still in the playing area. First of all, to penalize that situation would have to affect the game. What was the impact of the guys getting up and running onto the field?
“There are serious newspapers and those who look for rumors. Friends, great referees from France, have written to me. The reception was great. Many professionals and footballers have sent us congratulations and Kylian Mbappé said that we were great referees. We have reached the glass ceiling, but there are still things to do,” he added.
Tomasz Listkiewicz, in charge of VAR, was in the same line: “The rules of the game are not a penal code. You can’t take everything literally. The most important thing is the spirit of the game. For example, there is a rule that play cannot continue without a corner flag. Let’s imagine that the flag is broken and there is no replacement. Well, what would Szymon say that on page 30 of the rules there is such a provision and we cancel the world championship final? (…) The spirit of the game, the tradition and the guidelines that don’t break the rules, but add something to the performance somewhere, are the most important. During the championships we had several talks where Pierluigi Collina said that if refereeing consisted of knowing the rules of the game by heart, there would be several hundred million excellent referees in the world. Everyone can learn 150 pages, but as you can see, there aren’t that many of these featured judges, because that’s not what it’s about.”
They also made it clear why they made the decision not to mark a penalty for an alleged foul by Enzo Fernández; although the Pole remained firm in his position that Marcus Thuram had simulated.
“The VAR of the final, by Tomasz Kwiatkowski, said that the team reviewed the incident involving Thuram and was intuitively inclined to overturn my decision on the pitch, but after analyzing the replays concluded that the main decision was correct and He agreed to continue the game ”, he closed.