A great controversy was caused by the penalty kick from which the England team scored the winning goal against its Danish counterpart 2-1 to qualify for the final match of the European Football Championship (Euro 2020) for the first time in its history, where it will face its Italian counterpart next Sunday.

Dutch international referee Danny Makele, after resorting to the video assistant referee (VAR), awarded a difficult penalty that sparked widespread controversy in the 102nd minute, after estimating that Raheem Sterling had been obstructed during a challenge with his rivals Mathias Janssen and Joachim Mihli.

Sterlings right knee gets clipped followed by a hip barge from the other side….how is that “not touched”?

try staying on your feet while sprinting with a ball and that happens pic.twitter.com/6LsSVxkaJd

— Kevin Doyle (@KevinDoyle1983) July 7, 2021

Harry Kane scored the winning goal for England in the 104th minute when he hit the penalty kick to the left of Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who saved it, but it rebounded from his hand to reach Kane again to score the precious winning goal.

The penalty kick was awarded during an attack led by Sterling from the right while a second ball was near him on the field.

How come nobody mentioned there were two balls on the pitch when Sterling dived for the #England penalty?

Game is ALWAYS stopped when there are two balls on the pitch.

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— Chuckles Le Vert (@ChucklesLeVert) July 7, 2021

We first clarify: that the football law stipulates that playing continues even when there is another ball on the field so as not to spoil a promising opportunity with the referee’s obligation to remove it at the first stop of the match.

Second: With regard to the penalty kick, it was correct for several reasons, including that Sterling played the ball and neither of the two defenders touched it while trying to pass between them. There is also a collision with the right leg of Jansen - who did not even try to cut the ball and focused on disrupting his opponent - above Sterling's thigh, which is It is classified under negligent obstruction as stipulated in Article 12 (Faults and Misconduct) of the Football Law.

Sadly it's what sterling does?

9.9 for the DIVE.. and as for VAR 😂😂.

Sad to end a great match by cheating pic.twitter.com/7bia5AkFZS

— Keith Shanley (@KeithShanley) July 7, 2021

This collision caused Sterling to fall because he was running with the ball and the upper part of his body tilted forward - and this is a normal position - and in a state of movement, which makes him less able to balance, and in this case the obstruction is calculated even if the English player exaggerated the fall to obtain a penalty kick as a result of the docking , which has caused some to believe that it is incorrect.

Shameful that penalty was given regarding Sterling's dive.

Diving Home #ENGDEN pic.twitter.com/v9qZAQTrcz

— FEED THE POOR (@Goku1696) July 7, 2021

  • Former international referee