Qatar 2022: Meet Polish referee assigned to officiate World Cup final between Argentina, France

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Fédération Internationale de Football Association, (FIFA) has announced, Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak, as the centre referee for Qatar 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina on Sunday.

The 41-year-old has already officiated matches involving both teams at the tournament – Argentina’s last-16 win over Australia and France’s group stage victory against Denmark.

Marciniak’s assistants in Sunday’s match will be compatriots Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz.

The three have already overseen matches at the Under-18 world championships as well as the Euros in 2016.

Recall that Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 to book a place in the final against defending champion, France, who overcame tournament surprised package, Morocco. 2-0.