3 Legends Football Penalty Question for France

Moscow-three football legend Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, and Jurgen Klinsmann, the penalty decision to spare France in 2018 World Cup final game cons Croatia at Luzhniki stadium, Moscow, Sunday (15/7/2018).

When 1-1 matches, France get the penalty. The decision was able to maximized by Antoine Griezmann to bring Les Blues winning 2-1 on 38 minutes.

However, the polemic arises when a penalty by referee decision making the origin of Argentina, Nestor Pitana. Pitana took a long time and got to see VAR top Gen. Ivan Perisic handball in the penalty box.

After seeing the replay, Pitana give final decision in the form of a penalty to France. For three of the football legend who became a BBC pundit, the decision assessed incorrectly.

"There is no way to make silly decisions like that in the final. The penalty was inappropriate for a big game like this, "said Shearer.

"Croatia performed brilliant but should lose because such goals. There's free kick and a penalty which is not feasible for France. It is unfortunate this match is determined by that sort of stuff, "next Shearer.

Meanwhile, Rio Ferdinand also say things that are not much different. "You can't say it's 100 percent penalty. Ivan Perisic accidentally touched the ball. "

As for Klinsmann, the former Germany national team striker, said, "When you are not sure, you should say no. So, the decision of the referee is clearly wrong.

France finally came out as champions after win over Croatia 4-2. This being France's second world title after never feel it in the 1998 Edition.

Source: BBC