VAR Replay
Replay the Glove-Graze Game
Poland 0–2 Argentina — World Cup 2022, Group C
Drag from the ball — to a teammate to pass, toward the goal to shoot.
Passes are free — the clock only moves when a move ends. Tap a player for their card.
What actually happened
World Cup 2022, Poland vs Argentina, minute 36: after a VAR review, a penalty was given for Szczęsny's glove grazing Messi's face on a high ball. Szczęsny saved Messi's spot kick — and Argentina still won 2–0 with second-half goals on 46 and 67.
The penalty award itself became the exhibit: the jury scored it 6.9/10, one of the retro archive's more suspicious files.
Why it was disputed
Even Szczęsny reportedly bet Messi there was no way the penalty would be given. It was. The save spared the scoreboard; the tribunal kept the receipt.
How the replay adapts it
You take Poland from the 36th minute at 0–0, with Argentina's real second-half goals scripted for 46' and 67' — history's schedule, still running.
Score three goals that survive the referee and win a game Poland never won. A draw only repeats history politely.
Questions the court gets asked
- Is this the real 2022 group game?
- A satirical adaptation of Poland vs Argentina, Qatar 2022, from the glove-graze penalty. Players are fictional stand-ins; the referee parodies the fan verdict, not any official.
- How do I win?
- Finish ahead at the 90th — three standing goals, since Argentina's two arrive on schedule whatever you do.
- Why is the referee 'certified' here?
- The jury scored the glove-graze penalty 6.9/10 — high suspicion — so the referee plays at the certified tier.
Satire. Fictional players; results reflect fan opinion, not verified wrongdoing.