GOED ON THE GROUND: Raheem Sterling received a penalty kick for England in this situation. This led to Harry Kane’s leadership goal.
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(England – Denmark 1-1, 2-1 eeo) Harry Kane’s lead goal against Denmark came after a very controversial penalty decision.
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– Do not punish. I can not understand why VAR did not ask the judge to look at it, says the French manager legend Arsène Wenger in beIN’s studio.
Towards the end of the first extra inning, Raheem Sterling slipped into Denmark’s 16-meter and went to the ground after a duel with two Danes.
Judge Danny Makkelie pointed to the penalty mark. The replays showed that the contact between Sterling and the two Danish defenders was minimal.
– That was not a penalty, says the former Danish national team coach Åge Hareide at tabloidavisen BT
After a VAR check, the penalty was upheld. The Dutch judge also never went out to look at the situation himself.
VGTV’s studio was in no doubt:
Harry Kane missed first, but put in his own return. The sentence has been hotly debated on social media.
Viaplay anchor, Daniel Høglund, takes to Twitter and shares his thoughts on the decision:
The former Danish football player, Brian Laudrup, is clear in his speech:
– Do not punish. A huge mistake, he says in DR studio.
Nor are the Englishmen sure whether the staff kick is correctly judged.
– Not sure it was a penalty, but who cares, writes former football player for the English national team Michael Owen.
Manchester United legend Roy Keane agrees:
– I mean there is no punishment, he says to ITV.
When asked about the penalty, the English national team player, Raheem Sterling, answers the following:
– I went into the box, and he stuck his right leg out. As long as it (the penalty shot) goes online, it’s all that matters.
Here you can see what Wenger thought about the situation:
– It’s criminal. Home judging, writes ESPN anchor Janusz Michallik on Twitter.
TV journalist Rob O’Hanrahan jokes that he has not seen Sterling, which is also the British currency, fall so quickly since the Brexit vote:
Sarpsborg 08’s sports manager, Thomas Berntsen, suggests that Sterling has filmed the situation.
There are several who believe Kane should have had a penalty earlier in the match, but that this penalty has been misjudged. Football expert Lars Tjærnås and sports commentator Morten Langli are among them:
More reactions:
Former football player Jan Åge Fjørtoft also questions the referee’s decision:
Scottish Don Hutchison is also not impressed with the Dutchman’s decision:
The Norwegian football player Stefan Johansen has also taken to Twitter:
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