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On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate some matches at [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] along with Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz as assistant referees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329192112/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2018 |title=List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 March 2018 |website=fifa.com |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> He officiated two group stage matches: Argentina-Iceland and Germany-Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/szymon-marciniak-named-as-world-cup-final-referee-at-qatar-2022 |title=Szymon Marciniak Chosen As World Cup Final Referee After Anthony Taylor Ruled Out |website=si.com |author=Robert Summerscales |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> He was also selected as the head referee in the 2018 [[UEFA Super Cup]] final match between [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/szymon-marciniak-sedzia-meczu-o-superpuchar-europy-real-madryt-atletico-madryt/n9l8vmj |language=pl |title=WIELKIE WYRÓŻNIENIE DLA SZYMONA MARCINIAKA. POLAK POSĘDZIUJE MECZ O SUPERPUCHAR EUROPY |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>
On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate some matches at [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] along with Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz as assistant referees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329192112/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2018 |title=List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 March 2018 |website=fifa.com |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> He officiated two group stage matches: Argentina-Iceland and Germany-Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/szymon-marciniak-named-as-world-cup-final-referee-at-qatar-2022 |title=Szymon Marciniak Chosen As World Cup Final Referee After Anthony Taylor Ruled Out |website=si.com |author=Robert Summerscales |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> He was also selected as the head referee in the 2018 [[UEFA Super Cup]] final match between [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/szymon-marciniak-sedzia-meczu-o-superpuchar-europy-real-madryt-atletico-madryt/n9l8vmj |language=pl |title=WIELKIE WYRÓŻNIENIE DLA SZYMONA MARCINIAKA. POLAK POSĘDZIUJE MECZ O SUPERPUCHAR EUROPY |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref>


On 19 May 2022, he was selected to officiate matches at the [[FIFA World Cup 2022]]. He officiated one match in the group stage (France's 2-1 win over Denmark) and one match in the round of 16 stage (Argentina's 2-1 victory over Australia).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/szymon-marciniak-the-referee-officiating-the-2022-world-cup-final#:~:text=Szymon%20Marciniak%20is%20a%20Polish%20referee%20who%20has,in%202009%20and%20was%20FIFA%20listed%20in%202013. |title=Szymon Marciniak: The referee officiating the 2022 World Cup final |website=90min.com |author=Jude Summerfield |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> On 15 December 2022, it was announced that he would officiate the [[2022 FIFA World Cup Final|World Cup Final]] between Argentina and France, becoming the first Polish referee to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/amp/soccer/news/world-cup-referees-2022-list-officials-var-assistant-language/radecmgda7ovgc008dj9kczi |language=en |title=World Cup referees 2022: Complete list of officials, VARs and assistants names, countries and languages spoken |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/12/16/szymon-marciniak-referee-2022-world-cup-final/51077799/ |title=Szymon Marciniak will referee the 2022 World Cup final |website=eu.usatoday.com |author=Seth Vertelney |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Marcin |last=Jaz |url=https://www.sport.pl/mundial/7,154361,29266479,wielkie-wyroznienie-dla-szymona-marciniaka-polak-poprowadzi.html |title=Wielkie wyróżnienie dla Szymona Marciniaka! Polak poprowadzi finał mundialu |date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
On 19 May 2022, he was selected to officiate matches at the [[FIFA World Cup 2022]]. He officiated one match in the group stage (France's 2-1 win over Denmark) and one match in the round of 16 stage (Argentina's 2-1 victory over Australia).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/szymon-marciniak-the-referee-officiating-the-2022-world-cup-final#:~:text=Szymon%20Marciniak%20is%20a%20Polish%20referee%20who%20has,in%202009%20and%20was%20FIFA%20listed%20in%202013. |title=Szymon Marciniak: The referee officiating the 2022 World Cup final |website=90min.com |author=Jude Summerfield |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> On 15 December 2022, it was announced that he would officiate the [[2022 FIFA World Cup Final|World Cup Final]] between Argentina and France, becoming the first Polish referee to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/amp/soccer/news/world-cup-referees-2022-list-officials-var-assistant-language/radecmgda7ovgc008dj9kczi |language=en |title=World Cup referees 2022: Complete list of officials, VARs and assistants names, countries and languages spoken |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/12/16/szymon-marciniak-referee-2022-world-cup-final/51077799/ |title=Szymon Marciniak will referee the 2022 World Cup final |website=eu.usatoday.com |author=Seth Vertelney |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Marcin |last=Jaz |url=https://www.sport.pl/mundial/7,154361,29266479,wielkie-wyroznienie-dla-szymona-marciniaka-polak-poprowadzi.html |title=Wielkie wyróżnienie dla Szymona Marciniaka! Polak poprowadzi finał mundialu |date=15 December 2022}}</ref> His performace in the final was highly praised by many commentators and fellow referees including [[Pierluigi Collina]], [[Howard Webb]], [[Keith Hackett]], and [[Lutz Wagner]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/polands-marciniak-best-world-cup-final-referee-in-history-say-experts-35299 |title=Poland’s Marciniak best World Cup final referee in history, say experts |website=thefirstnews |author=Stuart Dowell |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 19:30, 19 December 2022

Szymon Marciniak
Marciniak in 2013
Born (1981-01-07) 7 January 1981 (age 43)
Płock, Poland
Domestic
Years League Role
2009–present Ekstraklasa Referee
International
Years League Role
2011–present FIFA listed Referee

Szymon Marciniak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂɨmɔn marˈt͡ɕiɲak]; born 7 January 1981) is a Polish professional football referee. He is considered one of the most highly rated international referees.[1][2] He refereed the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France on 18 December 2022 in Lusail, Qatar, as well as the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.[3]

Early career

Marciniak was born in 1981 in Płock, Poland. The first sport he practiced in his youth was cycling. He changed this sport for football at the age of 15.[4] He began his career as a football referee at the age of 21. Initially, he combined refereeing football matches with playing as an amateur footballer. In 2006, he switched to working as a football referee professionally.[5]

He refereed his first match in the top Polish professional league in 2009 at the GKS Bełchatów stadium (match between GKS Bełchatów and Odra Wodzisław Śląski). Since then, he has refereed more than 300 matches in Ekstraklasa having been appointed the head referee in the 2016 Polish Cup final match as well as the 2017 Polish SuperCup.[6][7]

As of 2021, he has given 1212 yellow cards (on average four yellow cards per game), 79 red cards and has awarded 131 penalty kicks in over 300 Ekstraklasa matches he has refereed.[8]

International career

Marciniak became a FIFA listed referee in 2011.[9] The same year, he also debuted as a referee in the Europa League in the qualifying match between Aalesunds FK and Ferencvárosi TC.[10] In 2012, he refereed his first match in the Champions League between FK Ventspils and Molde FK.[11] He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[12] beginning with the Group F match between Portugal and Azerbaijan.[13]

On 30 June 2015 he was the head referee at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final.[14]

He participated in the UEFA Euro 2016 and refereed three matches: Spain-Czech Republic and Iceland-Austria in the group stage of the tournament as well as Germany-Slovakia in the knockout phase.

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate some matches at 2018 FIFA World Cup along with Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz as assistant referees.[15] He officiated two group stage matches: Argentina-Iceland and Germany-Sweden.[16] He was also selected as the head referee in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup final match between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.[17]

On 19 May 2022, he was selected to officiate matches at the FIFA World Cup 2022. He officiated one match in the group stage (France's 2-1 win over Denmark) and one match in the round of 16 stage (Argentina's 2-1 victory over Australia).[18] On 15 December 2022, it was announced that he would officiate the World Cup Final between Argentina and France, becoming the first Polish referee to do so.[19][20][21] His performace in the final was highly praised by many commentators and fellow referees including Pierluigi Collina, Howard Webb, Keith Hackett, and Lutz Wagner.[22]

Personal life

He has two children with wife Magdalena: a son Bartosz (born 2003) and a daughter Natalia (born 2012).[23] He practices Muay Thai as an amateur.[24]

In 2021, he was diagnosed with tachycardia after having recovered from Covid-19 infection, which prevented him from officiating matches at the UEFA Euro 2020.[25]

Record

Major national team competition

UEFA Euro 2016 – France
Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards
13 June 2016  Spain –  Czech Republic Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse Group stage 1-0 1 0
22 June 2016  Iceland –  Austria Stade de France Paris Group stage 2-1 5 0
26 June 2016  Germany –  Slovakia Stade Pierre-Mauroy Lille Round of 16 3-0 4 0
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards
16 June 2018  Argentina –  Iceland Otkritie Arena Moscow Group stage 1-1 0 0
23 June 2018  Germany –  Sweden Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi Group stage 2-1 4 1
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards
26 November 2022  France –  Denmark Stadium 974 Doha Group stage 2-1 3 0
3 December 2022  Argentina –  Australia Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan Round of 16 2-1 2 0
18 December 2022  Argentina –  France Lusail Stadium Lusail Final 3-3 (4-2) 7 0

Other matches

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Czech Republic
Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards
17 June 2015  Czech Republic –  Denmark Eden Aréna Prague Group A 1-2 2 0
17 June 2015  Italy –  Portugal Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Uherské Hradiště Group B 0-0 4 0
30 June 2015  Sweden –  Portugal Eden Aréna Prague Final 0-0 (4-3) 2 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ekstraklasa. Szymon Marciniak, czyli najlepszy sędzia też człowiek". Sport.pl.
  2. ^ "Najlepsi polscy sędziowie – ranking. Od Mycia do Marciniaka". weszlo.com. 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Who is referee for FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France". 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Szymon Marciniak sędzią finału mundialu. Co wiadomo o jego życiu prywatnym?". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Szymon Marciniak: Gdy zostałem sędzią, zrozumiałem, jakim byłem dupkiem" (in Polish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Szymon Marciniak poprowadzi finał Pucharu Polski" (in Polish). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Znamy sędziego Superpucharu Polski! Mecz poprowadzi Szymon Marciniak" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ Łukasz Rogowski (1 March 2021). "PKO Ekstraklasa. 300 meczów Szymona Marciniaka w najwyższej klasie rozgrywkowej". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ FIFA. "Poland: Referees". Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
  10. ^ "2011/12, Second qualifying round, 2nd leg". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. ^ "2012/13, Second qualifying round, 2nd leg". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Szymon Marciniak football referee stats - WorldReferee.com". worldreferee.com.
  13. ^ FIFA. "Match Report – Portugal – Azerbaijan 3:0 (0:0)". 11 September 2012. Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
  14. ^ "MME 2015: Szymon Marciniak sędzią turnieju finałowego" (in Polish). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ^ "List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). fifa.com. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  16. ^ Robert Summerscales. "Szymon Marciniak Chosen As World Cup Final Referee After Anthony Taylor Ruled Out". si.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ^ "WIELKIE WYRÓŻNIENIE DLA SZYMONA MARCINIAKA. POLAK POSĘDZIUJE MECZ O SUPERPUCHAR EUROPY" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  18. ^ Jude Summerfield (16 December 2022). "Szymon Marciniak: The referee officiating the 2022 World Cup final". 90min.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. ^ "World Cup referees 2022: Complete list of officials, VARs and assistants names, countries and languages spoken". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  20. ^ Seth Vertelney. "Szymon Marciniak will referee the 2022 World Cup final". eu.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  21. ^ Jaz, Marcin (15 December 2022). "Wielkie wyróżnienie dla Szymona Marciniaka! Polak poprowadzi finał mundialu".
  22. ^ Stuart Dowell. "Poland's Marciniak best World Cup final referee in history, say experts". thefirstnews. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Szymon Marciniak sędzią finału mundialu. Co wiadomo o jego życiu prywatnym?". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  24. ^ Leon Czmiel (17 December 2022). "Kim jest Szymon Marciniak? Informacje i ciekawostki o polskim arbitrze". lubsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  25. ^ Jakub Maj (16 December 2022). "Mundial 2022. Szymon Marciniak: Miałem chorobę serca. Musiałem zrezygnować z sędziowania". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
Sporting positions
Poland Szymon Marciniak
Preceded by 2022 FIFA World Cup Final Referee Succeeded by
Preceded by 2018 UEFA Super Cup Final Referee Succeeded by
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  2. ^ "UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of season 2024/25" (PDF).
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