The official in charge of VAR during the World Cup final has hailed referee Szymon Marciniak after admitting he was faced with a "difficult and demanding" match.
Marciniak has been widely praised for his performance at the Lusail Stadium last week in what was an immediate classic of a game. He handed out eight yellow cards and blew up for 45 fouls during the final, which Argentina ultimately won on penalties.
Arguably his best decision though was penalising France star Marcus Thuram for a dive, which on first viewing appeared to be a stonewall penalty for many. And Tomasz Kwiatkowski has admitted that decision was the toughest of the entire final.
