There Was Also a Controversial Decision in the Germany-Ecuador Match, Although in the End It Didn't Matter Much.
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Football star speaks plain text: After the Germany match against Ecuador at the World Cup 2026 Lothar Matthäus is angry about a referee decision.
The Germany-Ecuador match was heated from the very beginning: in the 2nd minute, Pavlovic won the ball by raising his leg high and hitting the Ecuadorian defender Vite in the face. However, the attack continued, and Wirtz played Sané, who gave the Germans the lead. VAR did not intervene, and the Ecuadorians complained in vain. However, in another case in the second half, when the referee awarded the Germans a penalty, the video referee indicated…
Aleksandar Pavlović raised his foot so high just before the goal that he kicked Ecuador's Pedro Vite in the head.
Former top referee Jan-Peter Aravirta cannot understand that Germany was allowed to keep their goal.
Germany has a dream start. Leroy Sané has already scored the lead goal against Ecuador in the second minute. However, the ball conquest is causing discussions. Pavlovic had hit his opponent on the head. See the goal here in the video.
In Ecuador, they were furious when Germany scored in the second minute of the World Cup. After all, hadn't Pavlovic's leg gone much too high? Not according to the video referee, much to the anger of the Ecuadorian national coach.
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