Referee Felix Zaire went towards the tunnel after blowing the final whistle in the England vs. Netherlands match. Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk ran towards him. He kept saying something to him. Even after the match, his anger does not stop. He blames the referee for the loss in the semi-finals of the Euros. The Netherlands lost 2-1 against England on Wednesday night. England took a one-goal lead in the beginning but paid it back with the penalty. The controversy is about the decision to impose that penalty.
England won the match by scoring the second goal after 90 minutes. Not only the penalty, but many other decisions in the whole match went against the Netherlands. “The referee entered the tunnel at the final whistle,” said Dutch captain Dehick. That says it all. I have nothing more to say. It is really difficult to score late in the match. I have to come here and say. That is my duty. But I don’t know what to say.”
The Netherlands went ahead after 7 minutes. But England got a penalty after 18 minutes. That is the debate. Harry went to take a shot at Kane. His extended leg fell on Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries. After watching through VAR, the referee awarded the penalty. Which was not taken well by the Netherlands.
In addition, the English footballer’s headed ball went out, but the referee decided to kick the goal. Where the corner is supposed to be given. Dutch footballers are upset with several such decisions. The referee is increasingly pointing the finger at Zaire, as he has been in controversy before. In 2005, he was exiled for match-fixing. He once again got involved in the controversy.
