"After the Messi controversy"Marciniak was the referee for the match between Egypt and Iran, and the Arab couple from the team against Iraq and Senegal.

The Pharaohs lead the seventh group

FIFA announced the referees of the Egypt-Iran and Iraq-Senegal matches of the third round of the 2023 World Cup group stage.

And he drives Egypt-Iran matchInternational referee Simon Marciniak from Poland, who has officiated many big matches in the past, is scheduled for next Saturday morning.

Marciniak is assisted by compatriot Tomasz Listkiewicz as first assistant and Adam Kubczyk as second assistant, while Japan’s Yusuke Araki was appointed as the fourth official and his compatriot Jun Miyahara as reserve referee.

Notably, Marciniak officiated the Argentina-Algeria match in the first round and the Arab team filed a complaint with FIFA against the refereeing team for ignoring Messi’s sending off after he interfered with Issa Mandi, sparking a huge row after the match.

Egypt leads the seventh group with 4 points, followed by Iran and Belgium with 2 points each, and finally New Zealand with one point.

As for the Iraq-Senegal match, it will be officiated by English referee Anthony Taylor, with his compatriots Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn as assistants, Saudi Khaled Al-Taris as the fourth official and his compatriot Muhammad Al-Abakri as reserve referee.

The Iraqi national team occupies the fourth place in the 9th group without a point, with a difference of goals only from the third-placed Senegal.

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