Slovenian Slavko Vinčić reached the pinnacle of his career this summer, after being the main referee of the World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina.
This year's World Cup was hosted in Canada, Mexico and the USA, while Spain triumphed 1:0 in New Jersey.
Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in extra time.
The match was tense and a red card was also given to Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
After nearly a month, FIFA has released the camera footage of the 46-year-old referee from Maribor.
The released footage is approximately five minutes long, and shows several scenes from the final match.
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There are moments when Vinčić speaks to Lionel Messi and asks him to calm down Leandro Paredes, who was booked. There are also scenes of the referee with US President Donald Trump, but also scenes with Spanish star Dani Olmo.
Olmo is seen and heard after the match congratulating the Slovenian referee for his performance in the final and wishing him the best. Meanwhile, Vinčiqi tells the Spaniard that after the final he will retire from his active career as a referee.
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🤯🇦🇷🇪🇸 FIFA publishes the referee's POV in the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.
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