Football Argentinian substitutes entered the pitch before Lionel Messi scored the Albiceleste’s third goal against France on Sunday in the final of the World Cup in Qatar
The third Argentine goal scored by Lionel Messi in the 108th minute of the World Cup final against France on Sunday in Lusail, Qatar, should not have been validated. — DiaEsportivo/Action Plus/Shutterstock/Sipa
This maddening World Cup final won by Argentina on Sunday against France (3-3, 4-2 on penalties) did not need an additional ingredient to establish themselves as footballing legends. And yet, here is one, disgusted; by the influential English media SPORTbible and relayed by by L’Equipe the 108th minute, was not valid.
Flashback (painful, yes, we know): after a magnificent action at three with Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez, Lionel Messi takes a shot from the Inter Milan striker saved. by Hugo Lloris. Jules Koundé clears the ball, but behind the goal line. Nothing to do say… Except that on a wider view, we can clearly see two Argentine substitutes entering -slightly- on the lawn, while the “Pulga” has just kicked and the ball has not yet entered; in the Lloris cages.
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Argentina subs on the pitch before the ball went in, any rule on this pic.twitter.com/NSCFIgxxhI
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These intrusions constitute a violation of Law 3, paragraph 9 of the IFAB (International football association board) which governs the sport: “If, after a goal is scored, the player’ the referee realizes before play resumes that an additional person was on the field when the the goal has been marked : The referee must disallow the goal if the extra person was: a player, substitute, substituted player, sent off player or team official who scored. the goal ; the game must be restarted with a direct free kick. the place where was the extra person.”
In other words, Messi’s second achievement in the game should have being called off by Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, and the Blues escape with a free kick to go. 35 meters from their cages, glued to the right sideline.
A generally light arbitration during this World Cup
In real life, France has (again) recovered after this hammer blow in é ;galizing on penalty by Kylian Mbappé to the 117th minute, before falling on penalties. But this new incident sums up well the impression of great lightness. left by arbitration from start to finish. the other of this World Cup.