Virgil van Dijk was far from happy with the standard of officiating that took place during the Netherlands’ goalless draw with France in the European Championship.
National teammate Xavi Simons was denied a superb goal from inside the box after a lengthy VAR check from English officials present.
The Dutch skipper spoke about the incident post-match, making a point with his decision to highlight Anthony Taylor’s nationality in his criticism of the decision to overturn a potential match-winning moment.
In fairness, we haven’t see many issues with the application of VAR much before the PGMOL referee and his crew took over proceedings…
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Optus Sport:
This is Virgil van Dijk on 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 disallowed Dutch goal 🗣️#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/7c3BrCWvfX
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) June 21, 2024
That was a clear goal most definitely. Even the Dutch player near the goalkeeper was offside, he did not interfere with the French goalkeeper, and saying that he was in his line of sight is bull. That French goalkeeper didn’t even make a move to try to stop the goal. These English referees should be demoted. VAR is ruining the game.