Szymon Marciniak will be the first Pole to officiate in a FIFA World Cup final as the main referee.
ultimate World Cup 2022 Enter Argentina s France will lead Polish rule Simon Marciniak. This decision was taken by chief referee Pierluigi Collina and the FIFA Committee.
For the Argentines, his face will not be unknown, as he progressed in the 2-1 victory over Australia in the round of 16. Marciniak will be accompanied by Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomas Listkiewicz as assistants. In the current tournament he led two matches, Australia and Argentina mentioned above and France 2-1 over Denmark. In addition, the American Ismail Al-Fateh will be in charge of the video assistant referee.
Marciniak, 41, is considered the best referee in his country’s history, and in recent years his career has seen progress. He made his professional debut in 2009, but since 2015 he has become an international and three years later he whistled in the European Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Atlético. In April, for example, he became the first Pole to lead the Champions League semi-finals.
The last precedent for a pole in a World Cup final was in 1990, when Argentina was defeated by Germany. On that occasion, Michał Listkiewicz acted as an assistant in the obligation which was decided by a penalty kick in favor of the Europeans at the end of the duel.
The other players who still have chances are Anthony Taylor (England), Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria), Danny Mekelle (Netherlands) and Abdelrahman El Jassim (Qatar). Considering there is a Dutch player on the list, and remembering how controversial the end of the crossing with Argentina in the quarter-finals was, it would almost be left out. Algerians and Qataris have less chances because of experience. And anyway, English was the other option.
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