According to the British "Daily Mirror" reported on February 23rd, local time, 12, French fans launched a petition on the voting website, demanding a replay of the World Cup finals. At present, the number of signatories of this petition has exceeded 2 1 10,000.
In addition, the French media also accused the final referee of unfair punishment, and Argentina's third goal should not be counted, because Argentina came on as a substitute when Messi scored. In this regard, the final referee Simon Marcigny Jacques responded on the 22nd that when Mbappé scored, the French team also had seven substitutes, but the French media did not mention this matter.
Argentina won the trophy.
65438+February 18 World Cup finals can be called a century war with ups and downs and twists and turns.
Argentina started well, scoring two goals in the first half; The French team couldn't open the situation for a long time, but at the end of the second half, it thundered and scored two goals in two minutes to equalize. The game entered overtime, and Argentina captain Messi scored twice to help the team lead again; France's top team Mbappé scored a hat trick to equalize the score again.
The game entered a penalty shoot-out, and the French team, which equalized twice in a row, failed to hold its last breath. They lost to Argentina 2-4 on penalties and lost the game with a total score of 5-7. Unfortunately, they failed to defend their title.
After the game, the French fans who lost the game could not accept the result. They petitioned FIFA on the French petition website MesOpinions, demanding a rematch.
The petition claimed that "the referee was completely bribed". Romero fouled Mbappé before Di Maria scored the second goal, but the referee didn't punish him.
So far, this petition has won the signature support of more than 210.6 million fans, and this number is still rising.
MesOpinions website screenshot
In addition to French fans, the French media also expressed their dissatisfaction with the final referee.
France's "L 'Equipe" said that Argentina's third goal should be invalidated.
The goal was scored in the overtime stage of the game. Argentine player lautaro's shot was saved by the French goalkeeper, and Messi followed up with a close-range shot.
According to an article in L 'Equipe, the referee should invalidate the goal, because "two emotional substitute players" of Argentina entered the stadium in advance before Messi shot across the goal line, which is "strictly forbidden".
Article 3, paragraph 9, of FIFA's Football Competition Rules stipulates that if after a goal, the referee realizes before the game resumes that there are redundant people on the field when the goal is scored, and if the redundant people are players, substitutes, players who have been replaced or ordered to play and team officials, the referee must rule that the goal is invalid.
According to L 'Equipe, according to this rule, the referee should invalidate Argentina's goal and award the free kick to France.
French "Team" report screenshot
In 2022, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final was held by a Polish jury, with Simon Marciniak as the referee, Listkiewicz and Sokolnitz as two linesmen, and Kvyatkovski as the VAR referee.
According to a report by Polish sports media TVP sport 22 22 Marcigny Yake answered questions from French media at a press conference. He took out his mobile phone and showed the reporter the photos of seven French substitutes who entered the stadium illegally.
Masiniak said: "The French didn't mention this photo. You can see that when Mbappé scored, there were seven more French players on the field. " He said that according to the logic of French media, Mbappé's goal should also be invalid.
Marcigny Jacques shows illegal photos of French team. Source: TVP Sports
FIFA has so far ignored the French media's doubts about the referee, and ignored the call of 265.438 million+00,000 fans for a replay of the World Cup finals.