Derita Cucurella, Becomes A Custody Of Home Supporters

JAKARTA - Marc Cucurella was subjected to relentless ridicule in the semifinals of Euro 2024 when Spain fought France at the Allianz Arena, Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

The Chelsea player was not ridiculed by opposing supporters but German fans who watched the match.

Whenever Cucurella controlled the ball, the screams of ridicule immediately sounded loud. The sound of ridicule even covered the chants of support from Spanish and French supporters.

German fans who became neutral fans in the match were still annoyed by Cucurella's handball which did not result in a penalty when Spain beat Germany in the quarter-finals.

Referee Anthony Taylor from England did not consider it a handball when Jamal Musiala's shot touched Cucurella's hand in the penalty box.

Taylor continued the match and Germany did not get a penalty in the extra time.

In fact, when the incident occurred, the match was still 1-1 and both teams needed one goal to secure the victory.

Instead of getting a profit for Germany, they are even sad with Taylor's controversial decision. The judge did not receive a review of the assistant referee (VAR) video because Cucurella was considered innocent.

Tragically, after the controversy, Spain could even score in the 119th minute, one minute before the game ended, through Mikel Merino's header. Germany was finally eliminated due to a 1-2 defeat.

After the match, German legend Michael Ballack criticized Anthony Taylor's decision.

"Obviously the wrong decision. All penalty criteria are met. The arm is stretched, a clear advantage. However, there will be experts who see it differently," Ballack told Magenta TV.

Germany's manager, Julian Nagelsmann, is also angry with the referee's decision.

"The penalty we got against Denmark was not a penalty. I don't understand why it wasn't evaluated. In fact, there have been 48,000 replays," said Negelsmann.

Because he was still annoyed with the Spanish vs Germany match, Cucurella was then the target of ridicule.

In fact, even when a new player enters the field, ridicule immediately echoes at the Allianz Arena.

German fans seem to still have anger. In addition, they also made a petition asking for the Spanish vs Germany match to be repeated.

The petition has been signed for more than 350,000 in just two days.

Meanwhile, Marc Cucurella continued to appear as if there was no pressure. He played full and helped Spain win over France 2-1 while securing the Euro 2024 final ticket.