Argentina beat France in the World Cup final. Simon was the referee Marciniak, who is praised for the way he led the meeting. In the game he dictated three shots on goal, but it was not without error.

Simon Marciniak made a mistake. He could have shown a red card

Specifically, the situation from the 79th minute, when French striker Randal Kolo Muani was fouled in the penalty area by Nicolas Otamendi. Marciniak pointed the penalty without hesitation, but in no way punished the Argentine defender.

He converted an eleven for a goal Kylian Mbappe. Doubts have been raised by the absence of a warning for the Argentinian stopper. According to an analysis by ESPN journalist Dale Johnson, Nicolas Otamendi’s foul qualified for both a yellow and a red card. Why? There may have been a so-called DOGSO (depriving a real chance to score – editor’s note), which is sanctioned with a red card.

The Polish referee decided not to reprimand Otamendi which may suggest he didn’t see a real chance to score in this situation. Johnson analyzed Marciniak’s decision. “Kolo Muani was on the side of the box and didn’t quite control the ball, that’s probably why he VAR did not intervene. Marciniak apparently didn’t even consider the DOGSO aspect,” he wrote.

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Marciniak on the lips of the world. “The best performance in the history of the World Cup”

The Pole led the competition in an exemplary manner, what more could you ask for HERE. The referee awarded three penalties and also had some not very obvious situations, such as the one in the 87th minute, when he showed a yellow card for having “dived” the French player.

Marciniak’s performance was on the lips of the world. Referee of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa Howard Heb commented on the performance of a colleague. – It was the best refereeing performance in the history of the World Cup – he said in an interview with the portal WP Sportowe Fakty.

“After 90 minutes, Szymon Marciniak proves he is the best in Qatar. Against the backdrop of confused, incompetent and spoiled referees in the semi-final and the bronze medal game, his temper is particularly visible. Well done Marciniak and the together the Polish refereeing team”, wrote the journalist on Twitter DVT Sports Maciej Iwanski.

After the World Cup final, Zbigniew Boniek was a guest of Roman Kołtoń in the “Prawda Futbolu” program. Former president Polish The Football Association gave information there that came directly from Qatar. His senior supervisor Perluigi was very pleased with Marciniak’s performance Hake. – He was stronger than technology. He made incredibly accurate and good decisions – assessed the performance of the pole by the head of the FIFA refereeing committee.