200,000 sign petition to replay Argentina vs France World Cup final, details inside

A couple of hundred thousand people, mainly in France, want the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between Argentina and France to be replayed. It all started when a French website MesOpinions called for a rematch of the World Cup final and started a petition regarding this.

As of December 23, around 200,000 people had signed the petition, which demanded the match to be replayed.

On December 18, Argentina defeated France in the final to lift their third World Cup trophy. Argentina secured a win over France in a 4-2 penalty shootout, which took place after a thrilling 3-3 draw.


Although the final has been considered one of the best football matches, many people in France have raised issues with the first two goals of Argentina.

The petition has argued that referee Szymon Marciniak wrongfully awarded an opening penalty to Argentina. It also stated that Cristian Romero fouled France's star Mbappe in the build-up to the counterattack before Argentina's second goal. However, referee Marciniak has garnered widespread praise for his performance in the World Cup.

Although many people have signed the petition for the World Cup final match to be replayed, such instances are nothing new in football. Interestingly, a similar petition was started last summer when Switzerland knocked France out of the Euro 2020. Recently, a change.org petition was initiated to ban Anthony Taylor from refereeing Chelsea matches.

FAQs:

1. What has the MesOpinions' petition demanded?
   MesOpinions' petition has called for a rematch of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
2. What has the petition argued?
   The petition has questioned some of the decisions taken by referee Szymon Marciniak in the final match.