After Argentina won the World Cup, the French media pointed out that two Argentinean back-up players rushed into the field at the moment of Mez's overtime goal, and the goal should have been ruled invalid, which aroused widespread discussion, and more than 200,000 French fans signed an online petition to request a replay of the match.
In order to calm down the controversy, referee Maslik used his cell phone to show a photo of seven French reserve players entering the stadium without authorization when French striker Kylian McBarbee scored a goal, pointing out that if the goal scored by Mays needs to be canceled, the goal scored by McBarbee should be ruled invalid as well.
