Madrid /
The Hand of Marc Cucurella in the extra time of the quarter-finals of the European Championship when Spain and Germany tied one at a time should have been sanctioned as a penalty, according to the UEFA Referees Committee, following reviews of plays and guidance on how they should be dealt with.
According to information provided by Relief and confirmed by EFEthe referees have received this indication from UEFA within the report relating to how they should act in game situations, like the action in which a ball sent towards goal by Jamal Musiala hit Cucurella’s left hand, which was facing downwards.
The German team claimed penalty but the main referee, the Englishman Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty and Nor did the VAR indicate it on a possible maximum penalty.
The play generated a lot of controversy in Germanywho was eliminated from the Euro Cup in the match against Spain when Mikel Merino, In the 119th minute, he scored the winning goal for Spain, after Dani Olmo’s first goal in the 52nd minute and Florian Wirtz’s equaliser in the 89th.
UEFA’s conclusion represents a new interpretation of the handball rules for referees who, until now, had not awarded a penalty if the handball was pointing downwards, close to the player’s body and if the player did not increase his distance or was unable to withdraw it before receiving the impact of the ball.
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