L’Equipe journalists consider central Szymon Marciniak to be the main culprit of the dramatic defeat of France against Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar (2-2 after 90 minutes, 3-3 after 120 and 4-2 on penalties for the Argentines). .

Szymon Marciniak and Lionel Messi at the 2022 World CupPhoto: Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

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The French daily gave the Pole 2 points, with the referee snapping his fingers in several key phases of the final, all of which went against France.

The three biggest mistakes that L’Equipe accuses Szymon Marciniak of

According to L’Equipe, Marchignac has made several blunders, and French journalists are presenting them one by one.

The first alleged foul would be the penalty awarded to Angel Di Maria. The central player did not hesitate to call the penalty, although some replays do not clearly show the contact between the two players.

The second mistake: in the 98th minute, in one of the last stages before two extra periods, France ran into a more than promising counterattack.

Center Szymon Marciniak did not leave the advantage (as it would be normal – the ball was still with the French), stopped the phase of the game and dictated a foul in favor of France.

Thus, the team of Didier Deschamps lost the opportunity to score in the table, the goal could be decisive.

Third mistake: During Argentina’s third goal (scored by Messi in the second half of stoppage time), there were two substitutes on the field. French journalists say that the match had to be stopped so that Messi’s goal did not happen.

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