More than 200,000 people have signed a petition addressed to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to demand a replay of the final match in the World Cup in Qatar between France and Argentina.
The match witnessed exciting events, as Argentina scored first through a penalty kick by Lionel Messi, before the tango dancers added the second goal through Angel Di Maria before the end of the first half.
And the match continued with a score of 2-0 until the 80th minute, when things seemed to be heading fully towards a comfortable coronation for Argentina in the World Cup for the third time in its history.
But the roosters managed, through its young star, Kylian Mbappe, to adjust the score in just two minutes, as he scored first from a penalty kick and then scored the second goal only 90 seconds later.
The match ended in a two-goal tie in its original time, and went to overtime. In the second overtime period, Messi scored the third goal for Argentina, but Mbappe succeeded 3 minutes before the end of the second extra time in scoring the equalizing goal from a penalty kick.
The decision went to a penalty shootout, which smiled at Messi and his companions, 4-2, after Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman’s kick, before Aurelien Tchoamene missed another kick.
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And claim petition The arbitration in the match is unfair, because the Argentine penalty kick “was not there,” in addition to the fact that there was a mistake on Mbappe before Di Maria’s goal, according to the petition.
Despite the huge number of signatures on this petition However, the chance to replay the match is non-existent, and this has never happened before with more controversial decisions such as the penalty kick that awarded Germany the World Cup at the expense of Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final, in addition to the expulsion of two Argentine players in the final.