‘When you’re sitting with a beer and eating crisps, everything’s simple’: World Cup final manager Tomasz Kwiatkowski counters Argentina goal shouldn’t have stood – because he insists his team handled ‘several close decisions’ well
A World Cup final VAR official has joined the match referee in hitting back at claims Argentina’s goal shouldn’t have stood – as he insists his team handled “several tight decisions” well.
Before Kylian Mbappelate equalization of forced penalties, Lionel MessiThe stoppage-time goal had given Argentina a 3-2 lead – but the French press was adamant it shouldn’t have held.
The Team – as well as many social networks – Argued there were Argentine players on the pitch at the time of Messi’s 108th-minute goal.
VAR official Tomasz Kwiatkowski (left) defended his side’s decisions throughout the World Cup final
The French press and fans argued that Lionel Messi’s second goal in the World Cup final should not have stood as two Argentinian substitutes appeared to enter the pitch before the shot.
But VAR official Tomasz Kwiatkowski defended his side’s decisions throughout the game.
There were six goals where there were several tight situations in the crucial attacking phase,’ he said, according to RMC Sports.
‘I had three penalties which were very well dictated by him [referee] Simon Marciniak. I had two situations with a potential red card and a super hard dive from Marcus Thuram, and remember sometimes a dive is in play with a penalty.
In a blunt assessment to critics, he added: ‘When you’re sitting in a warm armchair, drinking a beer and eating crisps, everything seems simple, does he attack the criticisms leveled against the judgment of this final.
It comes after referee Szymon Marciniak also hit back at the protests and showed the French players on the pitch when Mbappe scored.
“In addition to the situations I mentioned, I checked a lot of little things to possibly help, for example, a quick indication of a number or a small hint about a decision.”
His honest comments come after referee Marciniak also broke his silence on the matter.
At a press conference, as reported Zach Lowy, The Polish referee took out his phone with a picture he said was when Kylian Mbappe scored one of his three goals against Argentina.
He said: “The French didn’t mention this photo, where you can see how there are seven Frenchmen on the pitch when Mbappe scores a goal.”
French players celebrate on the pitch after Kylian Mbappe scores his second goal of the game
The team believes that the goal should have been disallowed due to the entry of the substitutes on the field
The controversial moment came in the 108th minute as Lautaro Martinez was played on goal. His effort was well saved by Hugo Llorisbut Messi was on hand to exploit the rebound from close range.
Under a headline from L’Equipe: ‘Why Argentina’s third goal shouldn’t have been awarded’, they claim that “two emotionally charged substitutesentered the pitch before Messi’s shot crossed the line which is ‘strictly prohibited’.
They point out that Law 3, paragraph 9 of the Laws of Football reads as follows: “If, after a goal has been scored, the referee notices before play resumes that an additional person is on the pitch when the goal was scored: the referee The goal must be disallowed if the extra person was: a player, substitute, substituted player, sent off player or official of the team who scored the goal; play shall be restarted with a direct free kick from the position of the extra person.
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