World Cup finals VAR referee: “It’s easy to sit on the couch with chips and beer”

VAR referee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar Tomasz Kwiatkowski He spoke of the difficulties of forensic work:

“Let’s analyze the number of incidents during the fight? There were six goals, there were some “tense” situations in the offensive offside as well. There were also three penalties that Szymon Marciniak recorded very well, two possible red cards and an extremely difficult simulation with Thuram. And yes, you have to remember that sometimes a simulation is equivalent to a penalty.

When you sit on the couch drinking beer and eating chips, everything seems simple. In addition to the situations I’ve mentioned, there are also many little things: quickly specify a number or hint at a small solution. These are the secrets of our business that not everyone knows.

Shimon and those on the court deserve a round of applause. Marciniak was so focused and sensitive… Fortunately, we were told they did a good job. It was then that we realized that the match had been excellently judged.

Note that on 18 December, the 2022 FIFA World Cup final was played in Qatar between the national teams of Argentina and France. The main time of the match ended with the score 2:2. Teams scored one goal each in extra time. As a result, the Argentines were more accurate in the penalty shootout – 4:2.