Controversy is Over Lionel Messi's 2nd Goal in FIFA WC Final
The FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina ended with the South Americans beating the defending champions 4-2 on penalties.
While Argentina were better than the French for the most part of the game, Kylian Mbappe hat-trick turned the match into a spectacle, with the penalty shootout eventually being the deciding factor.
After Argentina lifted the trophy, a controversy, however, struck as claims of Lionel Messi's second goal (in the extra-time) being illegitimate emerged. The FIFA World Cup final referee, however, has now broken his silence on the matter.
Speaking to the media, the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak suggested that while French publications went gaga over Argentina substitutes entering the field before the goal was given, they didn't mention anything about French substitutes doing the same for one of Mbappe's goals in the match.
In a press conference, Marcinak held his phone up and showed a picture where some French subs could be seen stepping into the playing field right before one of Mbappe's goals.
The referee, however, did admit that he made one mistake in the final. Of course, there were mistakes in this final. I interrupted the French counter-attack after a bad tackle by Marcos Acuna, he told Sport.
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