By Victor Kanayo
Szymon Marciniak, the referee who took charge of the 2022 World Cup final, has finally admitted his mistake during the game between Argentina and France in Qatar.
The 41-year-old has confessed when he spoke days after the match ended.
“Of course, there were mistakes in this final.
“I interrupted the French counter-attack after a bad tackle by Marcos Acuna.
“I was afraid that the fouled player wanted to unwind, and I read it wrong because nothing happened, and you could give an advantage and then come back with a card.
“It’s hard. In a game like this, I take such a mistake in the dark. The important thing is that there were no big mistakes,” he told Sport.PL.
Marciniak became the first official from Poland to oversee the biggest game in world football on Sunday December 18.
He had received plenty of applause from pundits and fans for his performance.
Among Marciniak’s highlight were three rightfully awarded penalties and booking French striker Marcus Thuram for diving without consulting VAR.
However, some section of the fans via social media criticised him after the match and demanded for replay of the World Cup final.
