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The petition for the REPLAY World Cup final, created by fans from France, is approaching 200,000 signatures, with supporters complaining about refereeing decisions for Argentina’s first two goals.
- Almost 200,000 French fans have signed a petition to play the World Cup final again
- Argentina beat France on penalties and won the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday
- But the fans of the losing side believe that the referee made wrong calls on two goals.
- French media previously said Argentina’s third should also have been cancelled.
More than 195,000 French fans have signed an online petition calling for the World Cup final to be replayed, due to what they see as referee errors.
The centerpiece on Sunday saw Argentina win on penalties against France after a thrilling 3-3 draw in Qatar. Some considered it a showcase for the best football the sport has to offer.
However, several angry fans of the losing side have put their name on MesOpinionsan online petition website, saying the match should be replayed because they believe the referee was ripped off twice by Argentina’s goals.
A petition believes that Ousmane Dembele’s foul on Ángel Di María was not a penalty for the first goal
Nearly 200,000 people have signed online, claiming a foul on Kylian Mbappe was ignored
Lionel Messi dispatched the first from the penalty spot, after Ousmane Dembele was judged to have brought down Argentina’s Ángel Di María in the box. However, the petition says there was “never a penalty”, claiming that contact was minimal, while the 34-year-old Juventus midfielder went down easily.
The writers of the electronic application also had an issue with the second goal, alleging that Cristian Romero fouled Kylian Mbappé at one end of the pitch. Instead, a clever counter-attack saw the ball go to the other end of the field, where Di María scored his own name on the scoresheet to make it 2-0 on 36 minutes.
Despite universal praise for the way Polish referee Szymon Marciniak handled the pressure of the main game, the petition claimed that “the refereeing was sold out”.
Some France fans have accused World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak of being cheated
Mbappe was devastated by the defeat, despite scoring a hat-trick as France fought back.
Despite France looking grumpy for most of the match, Mbappé scored twice late on to take the final into extra time, when there was even more controversy over Argentina’s third goal that put them ahead in the second half. of 15 minutes.
Earlier, the French press claimed that Argentina’s third goal in the World Cup final should not have been allowed because two substitutes entered the field before Messi’s shot crossed the line.
The controversial moment then came in the 108th minute when Lautaro Martínez went on target. His effort was well saved by Hugo Lloris, but Messi was available to take advantage of the rebound from close range.
Two Argentina substitutes appeared to enter the pitch before Lionel Messi’s second goal came on.
The 24-year-old Mbappé scored a World Cup hat-trick to tie the game again with two minutes left in 120 minutes, taking the game to a penalty shootout to decide the winner.
Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni failed to convert their kicks from the penalty spot, while Argentina converted all four to clinch the country’s third World Cup title, and first since 1986.
If the petition reaches 200,000 signatures, it becomes one of the 20 most signed petitions on MesOpinions, though it is unclear what jurisdiction the website would have over FIFA to get it to acknowledge the claims.
Lionel Messi had to wait, but the goal was finally allowed after being reviewed by VAR.
Argentina went on to lift the World Cup trophy after a dramatic penalty shootout in Qatar.