The match between England and Hungary featured several controversial arbitration cases, some even going so far as to accuse the referee of England’s sudden loss.

Let us dwell on the three cases that have attracted attention, with an explanation of them from a legal point of view.

The first was in the 65th minute when the referee awarded a penalty to Hungary after a collision between England defender James and Hungary striker Nagy. card as Naga had a promising opportunity and James was not challenging for the ball and therefore no disciplinary action is taken.

The second was in the 21st minute when the referee awarded a free kick to England and cautioned Hungary’s Schaeffer and his decision was correct as Schaefer interfered with England’s Walker and prevented him from advancing while the latter had enough room to advance and so Shaffer prevented a promising attack and had to be alerted. This is what happened and the referee’s decision was good.

The third and final incident came in the 51st minute when the referee ruled for a foul in the interests of Hungary and issued a warning to England player Harry Maguire, and his decision was correct as Maguire recklessly interfered with Hungary’s feet from behind. team player, which caused the referee to issue a warning for recklessness and the calculation of a correct free kick with the necessary disciplinary action.