Even if UEFA admitted an arbitration error during the Euro quarter -final between Spain and Germany, Toni Kroos, despite its anger, knows that this will not change the final outcome.
This is not what will appease the anger of Toni Kroos. In a UEFA report published by the Spanish press,
The European body makes a terrible admission with regard to the quarter -final between Spain and Germany. Marc Cucurella’s hand, on a strike from Jamal Musiala, should have been punished with a penalty. Referee Anthony Taylor had whistled anything, but the Var should therefore have intervened.
“” In accordance with the latest UEFA guidelines, hands-on-goal contacts should be sanctioned more severely and, in most cases, a penalty should be granted, unless the defender’s arm is very close to the body or above the body. In the case of Cucurella, the defender stops the shot to the goal with his arm, which is not very close to the body, which makes its cover wider. A penalty should have been granted “estimate the commissioners of UEFA.
Kroos: “Can I say that I am European champion?” »»
This arbitral report therefore makes a beautiful leg to the retired Toni Kroos. “It took them three months to realize that there was a hand, something that almost everyone could see in a second. It reassures me a lot, Ironized the former midfielder, in words reported by Marca. Can I say that I am now European champion because they have officially confirmed it? I don’t think. »»
Indeed, even if this whistled penalty could have allowed Germany to lead 2-1 during the extension, this fact of play will not be enough for the result of Euro 2024 to be modified. Nothing says that Spain could not have equalized, and nothing says that Germany would then have beaten France and England, as Roja could have done. But German regrets will remain immense.
