Former Germany international Toni Kroos has spoken out about his missed penalty for handballing Cucurella in the quarter-finals against Spain at the Euros.
Toni Krooswho defended the Germany at Euro 2024broke the silence regarding the controversy over the penalty not awarded in the quarterfinals, when the host team was eliminated. In the duel with Spainthe Eagles complained forcefully about the hand touch on Cucurella. In an interview with the podcast ‘A bad smell’the player let loose.
“I held back until today. I didn’t see anything, I wasn’t in a position to see that it was a relatively clear hand, so I wasn’t upset with the referee at the time. Afterwards I paid attention to the referee. He said he didn’t even need to look (at VAR).”said Kroos, who retired from the team at the continental tournament.
I only got mad when I saw it afterwards. So… (pauses and breathes) let’s leave it at that. On the field I trusted him wrongly. But I think the problem is ‘I knew if I looked at this, I would have to give it’he added.
Source: sportbuzz
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