Denmark's sublime opening goal against England should have been ruled out, according to the laws of the game. The strike sent the 8,000 Denmark fans into a frenzy, with Denmark's 'attacking wall' praised for their intuitive thinking, leaving Jordan Pickford beaten all ends up in the England net. After watching the goal, Man City podcaster David Mooney pointed out several of Denmark's players were to close to England's wall, which breaks Law 13, section 3 of FIFA's Laws of the Game. Many of England's players protested against the goal, including an irate Harry Maguire, after Luke Shaw fouled a Danish player moments before. He said: 'That wall and the strike, Damsgaard has got to get a lot of praise for the way he's hit that ball.

Source: Daily Mail July 08, 2021 13:05 UTC