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World Cup final referee responds to French criticism with phone photo
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Szymon Marciniak has responded to suggestions that Lionel Messi’s second goal should have been chalked off by showing a photo on his phone

in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3, with Messi scoring twice and Kylian Mbappé bagging a hat-trick for France.

Szymon Marciniak, the first referee from Poland to take charge of a World Cup final, faced criticism from French media that he should have chalked off Messi’s extra-time goal because twoThe French newspaper L’Équipe mentioned the International Football Association Board’s Law 3, paragraph 9, which includes that the referee must disallow the goal if a substituted player was on the field of play when the goal was scored.

Marciniak responded to the criticism in a unique manner. He pulled up a screenshot on his phone that showed seven French substitutes had entered the field while they were celebrating one of Mbappé’s goals.’s criticism that Lionel Messi’s second goal shouldn’t have counted: "The French didn't mention this photo, where you can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the pitch when Mbappé scores a goal.”

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