Szymon Marciniak has been selected as the on-field official for this weekend’s World Cup final between France and Argentina.
FIFA’s chairman of referees, Pierluigi Collina, has been tasked with evaluating officials throughout the tournament in Qatar to decide which team will be given the showpiece event. And it has now been confirmed the team from Poland will be in charge at the Lusail Stadium as the two international heavyweights go toe-to-toe.
Marciniak will become the first Pole to referee a World Cup final - and will be joined by assistants Paweł Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 41-year-old has been given the nod having already officiated both of the sides to have reached the final.
