"This is handball"Hosting countries'Hosting countries'Hosting countries'The referee in question'Taylor → Cucurella'Hands of God'" Controversy
Jul 06, 2024
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Referee Taylor, who is from England, set the whistle for the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 between Germany and Spain at Stuttgart Arena in Germany on the 6th (Korea time). It was a great match.
Spain took the lead with Dani Olmo's first goal in the sixth minute of the second half. Germany struggled but cried due to the opponent's goalkeeper's good defense and bad luck in the net. The dramatic equalizer broke out in the 44th minute of the second half. Florian Birtz scored with his right foot on the ball that Joshua Kimmich dropped with a header.
In the end, the game went into extra time. Germany was able to get a decisive goal opportunity in the first minute of the second half of extra time. Jamal Musiala's powerful right footed shot hit Mark Cucurella's arm in the box.
It was a clear handball foul. German players also raised their arms to protest the penalty. Cucurella also froze as if he had sensed a penalty.
But Taylor's whistle was still. It seemed to exchange views with VAR judges, but there was no 'On-Field Review'. Referee Taylor appeared to judge that the ball was unintentionally hit in the arm.
In the end, Spain scored a theater goal in the 14th minute, just before the end of the second half of extra time. Coincidentally, Cucurella was the starting point. Olmo, who received Cucurella's pass, crossed, and Mikel Merino changed direction with a header and scored the winning goal.
Spain won 2-1 after 120 minutes of bloodshed. Spain, which reached the top of Europe in 1964, 2008 and 2012, reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive tournament following Euro 2020. Spain will compete in Munich on the 10th against France, which defeated Portugal after a penalty shootout. Germany had to be satisfied with advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time in eight years.
But for Germany, referee Taylor is cruel. He has been controversially judged several times.
South Korea suffered damage at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In the second group match against Ghana, it was controversial for blowing the ending whistle without giving them a chance to kick a corner. When head coach Paulo Bento protested, he even gave a red card. In addition, he was under fire for blowing the ending whistle even before the end of the second half's extra time against Croatia and Belgium.
Referee Taylor clashed with Jose Mourinho, who was leading AS Roma at the time, over a decision in the Europa League final of the 2022-2023 season. At that time, as many as 14 warnings were brought out.
In the English Premier League, referee Taylor is also notorious for his controversy over the single goal decision. Euro 2024 also remained controversial.
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