Szymon Marciniak has had a breakthrough year in his refereeing career. The Polish referee refereed the final of the World Cup in Qatar between Argentina and France, during which experts marveled that “he was stronger than technology”. The International Federation of Football Historians and Statistics (IFFHS) even named him the best referee of 2022.
Szymon Marciniak will host the semi-final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup
No wonder that Marciniak is in demand. A little over a month after the World Cup in Qatar, the Pole will again lead a match in the Middle East. This time it will be the semi-final match of the Super Cup of Saudi Arabia. The match between Al-Fayha – Al Hilal will start on January 26 at 16:00 CET. .
Al-Hilal is one of the biggest clubs in Saudi Arabia and the current champion of this country and they will be the clear favorites of this match. Only Al-Nassr, which recently hired Cristiano Ronaldo, is ahead of them in the table. Al-Fayha, in turn, is one of the weaker teams in the local league. They are currently ranked 13th in the league (out of 16 teams).
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Recently, Szymon Marciniak referred to the conduct of matches in Egypt, Cyprus or Saudi Arabia. – We were asked from friendly federations to help in “hot” matches. We played in these matches as if it were a World Cup final, also so that no one would tell us that we were not trying. It was like a gala with a thousand cameras. We couldn’t move. Hours of photos, conversations. .
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