England-Croatia: should Harry Kane have retaken his penalty? 🤔 | OneFootball

It’s causing a stir on Twitter! 

In tonight’s clash between England and Croatia, the opening goal did not take long. 

In the 12th minute, Harry Kane was awarded a penalty by Clément Turpin. 

The Bayern striker then stepped up, only to see Dominik Livakovic save his first attempt. 

The Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper’s joy was short-lived, however, because a few seconds later the French referee delivered the verdict: the penalty had to be retaken by Kane because Livakovic did not have his feet on the line when the shot was taken.

From the VAR freeze-frame, it is hard to make out the situation, and on the TV footage, it was stated that this was the reason the penalty was not allowed. 

Looking more closely at the freeze-frame, however, it can be seen that at the moment of the shot, Ivan Perisic is in an illegal position inside the Croatian penalty area. 

So there was indeed a reason for the penalty to be retaken, and Kane made no mistake in scoring his 80th goal for his country.

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