Should THIS have been an England penalty? Fans fume after Harry Kane was not awarded a penalty with score locked at 1-1 in Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark… but some say he dived!
England fans have been left highly divided by the decision not to award Harry Kane a vital penalty as the Three Lions search for a place in the European Championship final.
Gareth Southgate‘s side are bidding for a spot in their first major tournament final since the World Cup all the way back in 1966.
They came into the match as the overwhelming favourites, yet to concede a goal in the tournament and with ‘home’ advantage, playing in front of a 60,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium.
England were made to respond after falling behind courtesy of a phenomenal free-kick from 21-year-old Denmark star Mikkel Damsgaard, with Simon Kjaer diverting Bukayo Saka‘s cross into his own net just nine minutes later.
There were a number of fans left bemused that England were not awarded a penalty
However, with 16 minutes of normal time remaining, Kane went down in the box under the challenge of Christian Norgaard, with the England players convinced they should receive a penalty.
The referee went the other way and gave Denmark a free-kick, however, with the England fans subsequently left divided, with some believing it was a certain foul, and others thinking Kane was being opportunistic.
One fan said: ‘So Kane gets the ball and gets taken down… and doesn’t get a penalty? Okay…’
Another added: ‘How was that not a penalty on Kane?’
There were others, on the other hand, that didn’t think the challenge on Kane was a penalty