World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak hits back at 2/10 L’Equipe rating and 200,000 signature petition w... - talkSPORT

Szymon Marciniak deed backmost astatine disapproval of his World Cup last show with a photograph connected his mobile phone.

The Polish official, who officiated successful Argentina’s triumph implicit France and seemingly got each the large calls right, including the awarding of 3 penalties, was mostly applauded for his display.

However, immoderate questions were raised implicit Marciniak’s power of the shoot-out with Argentina’s Emi Martinez receiving a booking for distraction tactics, but successful France they focused connected different incident.

Media outlet L’Equipe – notorious for their harsh lucifer ratings – lone gave Kylian Mbappe a 9/10 contempt him becoming lone the 2nd subordinate to people a World Cup last hat-trick.

Perhaps harsher than that, though, was Marciniak getting a 2/10, portion a petition to replay the last has received implicit 200,000 signatures.

After the match, L’Equipe posted a photograph of Lionel Messi’s extremity that made it 3-2 extremity successful extra-time, claiming Argentina players were already connected the transportation celebrating.

“According to the regulations, Messi’s 2nd goal, successful other time, should person been disallowed by the lucifer referee, Szymon Marciniak,” they wrote.

“Argentinian substitutes were already connected the transportation earlier the shot went implicit the extremity enactment of Hugo Lloris.”

Marciniak had the cleanable effect portion discussing the crippled backmost successful Poland, whipping retired his telephone to amusement the France seat connected the transportation for 1 of Mbappe’s goals.

“The French person not said thing astir these photos, wherever you tin spot that determination were 7 French players connected the tract earlier Mbappe scored,” helium said.

“The crippled was ne'er affected. How overmuch interaction did the players who came onto the tract have? It’s looking for small things. This is not a superior business.”

The referee besides revealed that portion the French media and fans mightiness beryllium aggravated with him, the players surely weren’t.

“The French thanked maine aft the crippled and were satisfied with our performance,” helium said. “Everyone came up to america and shook our hands.

“I talked a small spot with Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud. Kylian Mbappe adjacent gave maine a hug.

“He was precise disappointed by the loss. I deliberation it was a quality response. I besides hugged him and tried to comfortableness him.”

Marciniak besides went into item astir retired referee Pierluigi Collina, considered the champion ever, visiting him successful the changing country after. “Collina knew helium was ever my idol. After this last helium told me: present you are my idol. It was the champion happening I could hear. You cognize however it is.

“We don’t person complexes that we’re from Poland, but erstwhile we started our planetary career, we ended up successful the 3rd handbasket of judges. Others who were successful the 2nd cookware had overmuch amended matches and inactive refereed astatine the highest level, but someway we ended up here.”