Polish referee Simon Marciniak, the referee of the 2022 World Cup final, responded to the attack he had received since the France-Argentina match, which ended in favor of the Argentine national team.
Marciniak commented on the accusations he had received over the past days, during a press conference held in Poland, in which he said: “The French did not mention the goal shot for their country, as we can see that there were 7 Frenchmen on the field when Mbappe scored a penalty kick at the end. the match”.
And he continued, “Also, in Randall Colo’s missed opportunity at the end of the match, there were many substitutes who entered the field, but no one talks regarding it.”
And he admitted that he made a mistake that cost the French at some point, saying: “Of course, there were mistakes in the final match.”
He explained that among these mistakes was that he stopped the “French counterattack following a bad intervention by Argentine Marcos Acuna,” adding: “I was afraid that the wrong player wanted to relax, and I read that incorrectly because nothing happened, and you can give an advantage and then return with a card.”
