Virgil Van Dijk expressed his frustration with referee Felix Zwayer following the Netherlands’ controversial Euros semi-final loss to England. Gareth Southgate’s team equalized with a first-half penalty awarded after Denzel Dumfries’ foul on Harry Kane, a decision made post-VAR review. Kane’s successful penalty brought the score to 1-1.
A contentious moment occurred in stoppage time when the Netherlands were denied a corner, leading to an England goal from Ollie Watkins that secured their place in the final. Dutch forward Xavi Simons received a yellow card for protesting against Zwayer, who has a history of involvement in a 2005 match-fixing scandal.
Van Dijk criticized Zwayer’s conduct, stating, “It says it all that the ref went in quite quickly after the game and we had no time to shake his hand. It’s very tough to take.” Former England defender Gary Neville and Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman both condemned the penalty decision, with Koeman remarking, “Such VAR decisions destroy football.”
Virgil van Dijk
This season he played in total 36 times for 3178 minutes for Premier League.
Virgil van Dijk scored 2 goals for Liverpool. He procured two assists. He received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Liverpool won 2-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Liverpool performance and stats
Liverpool is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 79 points.
In the last 38 games, it has won 24 times, drawn 10 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Liverpool won 2-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 84 goals and conceding 41.