The fierce national press declared that Germany should have had a penalty in normal time before Chloe Kelly’s strike sealed a historic 2-1 win. 7 Germany have been left fuming after not being awarded a penalty when the ball appeared to hit Leah Williamson’s armCredit: Getty 7 German tabloid Bild wrote “Wembley again – Even with VAR they’re cheating us” Credit: https://www.bild.de/sport 7 The German team were left devastated at full-timeCredit: Reuters 7 Coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg believes Germany should have had a penaltyCredit: Getty Germany’s leading tabloid Bild claimed they had been duped again at Wembley over Jeff Hurst’s ghost goal in the 1966 men’s World Cup final. The incident that caused outrage this time came in the 25th minute of the Euro final – before Ella Toone’s superb chip broke the deadlock.
Photos of the ball appearing to hit England skipper Leah Williamson’s hand have been plastered across German newspapers and websites. But the incident, which occurred in a goal-scoring contest, was reviewed by VAR who decided not to intervene. Referee Kateryna Monzul – who was living in a warehouse in Ukraine after Russia invaded – chose not to award a penalty. And the VAR team ruled that he did not make a clear and obvious mistake. However, the German press disagreed, with Bild fuming: “Even with VAR they are cheating us.” Elsewhere a headline in the same paper read ‘New scam at Wembley’ referring to Hurst’s goal from ’66. FREE BET AND SIGN UP OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS Another newspaper Die Zeit furiously blamed the officials for Germany’s defeat. They wrote: “Because the referees, like in 1966, did not look properly.” Germany boss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was also adamant her side should have been awarded a penalty. Speaking after the game, he said: “Handball. You have to see this. You don’t understand it at all. It doesn’t help to cartwheel behind it. “The people in charge have to think about it. But we don’t want to make it dependent on a decision.” Almost exactly 56 years to the day since England’s last major honour, Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses roared past the same country. The team then hilariously interrupted Wiegman’s postgame press conference while saying “It’s coming home.” But, as in 1966, after Hurst’s shot beat the post and either went or didn’t cross the line, the Germans were once again furious. 7 Chloe Kelly’s overtime goal sealed the victory for the LionessesCredit: AP 7 Sarina Wiegman’s team made sure the football finally returned homeCredit: Getty 7 There were wild celebrations in the England dressing room after the matchCredit: Getty