Dumfries opposes Van Dijk, Koeman and reality with England penalty stance
Denzel Dumfries has gone versus his boss, captain and also a former FIFA referee possessing confessed Feliz Zwayer was right to confer a penalty for his perplex on Harry Kane in the Netherlands’ defeat to England in the Euro 2024 semi-final.
Ollie Watkins racked upwards a engrossing late ambition to see Gareth Southgate’s side right into the final versus Spain after Harry Kane’s penalty cancelled out Xavi Simons’ early opener.
The penalty was a variable of discussion, which spearheaded Gary Neville and also Ian Wright to clash in the ITV studio, boss Ronald Koeman to claim it’s the filter of judgment that “destroys football”, while Virgil van Dijk equally said it shouldn’t have been passed on.
Referee Felix Zwayer switched his judgment possessing peeked at the pitchside supervise after Dumfries trapped Kane as he attempted to block the England superstar’s inoculation.
‘I confiscate full devotion’
And also the Inter Milan full-ago confessed that the min he knew the penalty would be recompensed the minute Zwayer attended exquisiteness at the sport.
He said: “I want to block the inoculation. I scarcely touch him. I execute think [it’s a VAR penalty]. You come to be aware as speedily as he participates in the sideline, he can confer it. I confiscate full devotion”.
Dumfries administered the tabs in a article-match press conference, at which variable he evidently hadn’t witnessed the video which showed Bukayo Saka taking care of the ball right into Kane’s course before the inoculation.
MORE EURO 2024 ENGLAND COVERAGE ON F365
👉 16 Verdicts on England 2-1 Netherlands: Watkins, belows, Mainoo, Southgate, *that* penalty and also added
👉 ‘Appear Sir Gareth of Southgate’ as England visionaries respond to legendary achievement
👉 England player ratings v Netherlands: Watkins a nationwide hero as Foden, Mainoo glitter
‘Most certainly no penalty’
And also former FIFA referee Jonas Eriksson claims the penalty need to not have been passed on therefore.
He said: “Listed below, I am staggered that they don’t go and also exquisiteness and also overturn the penalty.
“According to the rulebook, it is a penalty. In fact, as speedily as you have to discover it, I don’t think it need to be a punishment.
“It is a transparent hand [from Saka] and also it philosophies that zero penalty need to be recompensed to Kane.”