In the 48th minute of the Natios League semi-final, Joshua Kimmich chipped the ball for Florian Wirtz to head in from close range, opening the score for Germany. In this situation, the home team's number 11, Nick Woltemade, was higher than the last defender of Portugal. He also had an impact so that Ruben Dias had no difficulty in the situation of falling back to defend.
Referee Slavko Vincic was advised by the VAR team to refer to the slow-motion video but he only glanced at it for a few seconds before deciding to award the goal to "Die Mannschaft".
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2 controversial moments in Portugal's win over Germany. |
In the 68th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo ran into Nuno Mendes' cross, before finishing with precision, giving Portugal a 2-1 lead. Controversy continued when slow-motion video appeared to indicate that CR7 was offside. However, referee Vincic continued to allow the away team's goal. This time, he did not even consult the slow-motion video.
Although the organizers released graphics from the semi-automatic offside technology, showing that Ronaldo was not offside. However, many fans still doubt the fairness of the two decisions above.
"The smelliest match I've ever seen," one fan commented. "UEFA spent a lot of time editing the graphics to legitimize Ronaldo's goal," said a second. "A beautiful scenario was drawn by UEFA at the Allianz Arena," said a third fan.
The UEFA Nations League semi-final was a dramatic affair. Germany took the lead early in the second half but Portugal came back to win 2-1. Ronaldo's 137th international goal and Trincao's curling effort gave the "Seleccao" a chance to win the Nations League for the second time. However, they will have to overcome Spain or France in the final on the morning of June 9.
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