England were left furious after Harry Kane was denied a penalty in the first half of their last-32 clash with DR Congo at the World Cup.
With England trailing 1-0, the Three Lions captain was played through by Jude Bellingham and appeared to be taken out by DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi.
But referee Adham Makhadmeh waved away the penalty claims, gesturing to say Kane had dived. VAR officials also checked the incident but agreed with the original decision.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel was seen remonstrating with the fourth official on the touchline as Kane and his team-mates complained to Makhadmeh.
Former England striker Alan Shearer was convinced England should have been awarded a spot-kick.
‘There is contact, there is no doubt,’ he said on the BBC. ‘For me that is a penalty.
Harry Kane was denied a penalty in the first half of England’s clash with DR Congo
‘Kane may have made the most of it but the keeper has come out and his hands are there. If he is going to come rushing out like that with his hands as a forward you have every right to make connection and go down.’
England were stunned early on in Atlanta when Brian Cipenga was left free at the back post and fired home past Jordan Pickford.
Tuchel’s men grew into the contest as Marcus Rashford’s effort was cleared off the line by his former Manchester United team-mate Aaron Wan-Bissaka, while Jude Bellingham headed straight at Mpasi from a superb Declan Rice cross.
