Denzel Dumfries has gone against his manager, captain and a former FIFA referee having admitted Feliz Zwayer was right to give a penalty for his challenge on Harry Kane in the Netherlands defeat to England in the Euro 2024 semi-final.
to see Gareth Southgate’s side into the final against Spain after Harry Kane’s penalty cancelled out Xavi Simons’ early opener.
The penalty was a point of controversy, which led , manager Ronald Koeman to claim it s the sort of decision that destroys football , while .
Referee Felix Zwayer changed his decision having looked at the pitchside monitor after Dumfries caught Kane as he attempted to block the England star s shot.
I take full responsibility
And the Inter Milan full-back confessed that the minute he knew the penalty would be awarded the moment Zwayer went to look at the screen.
He said: “I want to block the shot. I barely touch him. I do think [it’s a VAR penalty]. You know when he goes to the sideline, he can give it. I take full responsibility”.
Dumfries made the comments in a post-match press conference, at which point he presumably hadn t seen the footage which showed Bukayo Saka handling the ball into Kane s path before the shot.
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No penalty
And former FIFA referee Jonas Eriksson says the penalty should not have been given for that reason.
