London: England might have reached the final of Euro 2020 but their semi-final match against Denmark was not short of controversies. England won the match after Harry Kane scored off the rebound after the penalty in extra time. Before the penalty was taken, some unidentified England fan shone a laser light at the Danish goal-keeper, Kasper Schmeichel. Television pictures showed a green light on the goalie's face just before Kane took the penalty.
Football pundits and Netizens criticised the English football fans for doing this to the Danish goal-keeper. The England supporters also started booing during the Danish national anthem, which also invited a lot of criticism.
Let's first take a look at the Laser light that was pointed towards Schmeichel
Now let's see some of the critical tweets about the incident:
"The case will be dealt with by the Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) in due course," said a statement from UEFA, European football's governing body.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also took notice of the incident and his spokesperson was not happy with the fans booing the Danish national anthem. "We don't want fans to be booing teams," said the spokesman. "We want fans to be showing support and being respectful. Uefa are looking into that, that's a matter for them but it's not something we would want to see."
There was controversy about Raheem Sterling's penalty as well. Non-English fans felt that England should not have been awarded the penalty. Nonetheless, England has reached the final and will play against Italy for the EURO 2020 title. Will it finally come home? We will get our answers on Sunday (Monday in India).