The Germans are furious. The reason is a scene in extra time which, in their opinion, should clearly have been awarded a penalty. What do refereeing experts think of the handball?
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- In the 106th minute of the quarter-final between Germany and Spain, there is a hotly debated scene.
- The ball flies into Marc Cucurella's arm in the penalty area. The Germans vehemently demand a penalty, but referee Anthony Taylor's whistle remains silent.
- The refereeing experts disagree, but the fans have a clear opinion.
What kind of thriller was this quarter-final between Germany and Spain? First, Florian Wirtz saves the hosts in the 89th minute to take the game into extra time. Then, in the 119th minute, the Spaniards scored the winning 2:1 and Germany were out. The summer fairytale is over.
All the more annoying for the Germans because they really were the better team for long stretches. And then there was the extremely controversial scene in the 106th minute. Jamal Musiala shoots the ball at Marc Cucurella's hand from around 20 meters. All the German players immediately protested vehemently and demanded a penalty. However, referee Anthony Taylor allows play to continue and the VAR does not intervene.
«Cucurella also tries to pull his arm in and ends up down. Everything is ok.»
In the replay, it is immediately clear that the ball hits Cucurella's forearm. From the point of view of SRF referee Sascha Amhof, however, it was right to continue play. "It's a shot on goal, so a stricter standard applies. Cucurella also tries to pull his arm in and in the end he's down. Everything is ok."
Bild referee Torsten Kinhöfer assessed the situation slightly differently: "For me it was more of a penalty because the hand was clearly out. But for Taylor it was a natural movement. It's a shame if a scene like that had decided the game."
Fans are beside themselves with rage
The German fans are of course much more emotional about the scene. "Sorry, ban me, mock me, refute me, but this is a fucking scandal and the VAR and UEFA should be ashamed of themselves. You're nothing but clowns," wrote an angry user on X under the hashtag "scandal", which started trending within minutes.
"VAR usually reports every fart, against Denmark a fingernail triggers a penalty and the ref doesn't even look at it? Absolute scandal," wrote another fan. The most heated reactions.
