The controversial penalty was awarded to Portugal after Salisu Mohammed was seen moving the ball from the foot of Cristiano Ronaldo. The picture showing how the incident happened has got a lot of people on social media talking. Many people believe that it was a soft penalty to be awarded at the biggest stage of football. The pundits of the game saw Asamoah Gyan saying the referee was called by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to check the decision but refused to do so.
Many people on social media have reacted to the penalty from the perspective of how the incident happened on the field. Most of the reactions show that the penalty was not to be awarded but instead the referee should have consulted the VAR for a final decision.
Kindly check out some of the reactions beneath,
The fact is the penalty was soft and shouldn’t have been awarded to Portugal at this point because the highest-profile referee believe it was too soft.
Kindly use the comment section below and share your view about the penalty.
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