Many insiders and outsiders were not satisfied with the referee and VAR decisions in Germany’s victory over Denmark in the round of 16 of Euro 2024

In the Euro 2024 round of 16 match last night, Germany won 2-0 against Denmark. Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala were the players who scored to help Die Mannschaft win.

The referee thought Kimmich prevented the opponent from chasing Schlotterbeck (Photo: The Sun).

However, this match also left many controversies. Referee Michael Oliver, after consulting VAR, created three turning points. First, he disallowed a goal from the German team because he thought Kimmich prevented Alexander Skov Olsen from chasing Schlotterbeck (who headed the ball into the Danish net).

The English referee then disallowed a Danish goal because Joachim Andersen was “centimetres” offside.

Finally, referee Michael Oliver awarded the German team a penalty after Joachim Andersen handled the ball in the penalty area, allowing Kai Harvetz to score the opening goal of the match.

In all three of these situations, the referee and VAR were criticized. Regarding the situation where the German team was denied, fans thought the referee was just “making a mountain out of a molehill”. Below are some comments on Twitter related to this situation.

“English referees always find ways to ruin matches.”

“The level of English referees is too bad”.

“English referees are just trying to ruin the tournament with their decisions.”

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann was also unhappy with the referee’s handling of the situation. He said: “I find it difficult to understand. This was a strange match. We were denied a goal in the first half. The referee was too careful. Anyway, the German team knew how to overcome adversity.”

Joachim Anderson was caught offside and caught handling the ball in the penalty area within minutes (Photo: GMS).

If Germany suffered one pain, Denmark suffered ten. Because they were denied a goal and received a penalty within a few minutes. Regarding Joachim Andersen’s handball, Roy Keane said that the punishment was too harsh.

The former Man Utd player commented: “I always criticised defenders who put their hands behind their backs because they easily lose their balance. But now, I sympathise with the Danish defender. I don’t consider that situation a penalty. Do all defenders put their hands behind their backs when playing? You have to sympathise with Denmark. It’s not fair to penalise them for handball.”

Sky Sports journalist Lewis Jones said: “The handball rule is a farce. The referee was too harsh in punishing Andersen. It’s a joke. If a player deliberately touches the ball in the box, then give a penalty, but if they don’t deliberately give an indirect penalty. It would prevent things like this.”

Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand was furious: “I think the referee’s decision to disallow a goal for offside is ridiculous. The players tried hard to score a goal but it was denied by just a few centimeters.

I’m also sick of handballs. Andersen was running and the ball was kicked straight into his hands from just a metre out. I hate it when defenders run with their hands behind their backs. You can’t run without using your arms.”

Player Joachim Anderson also felt indignant: “It’s crazy. There shouldn’t have been a penalty. I can’t run with my arms behind my back. The German player was half a meter away from me and crossed the ball into my arms. How could I have reacted in time?

The offside situation was also absurd. I was just above my opponent with a distance that was difficult to see with the naked eye. If we had scored in that situation, we could have won.”

With victory over Denmark, Germany will face the winner of the Spain-Georgia match in the quarter-finals.