In the 106th minute, he did not award a penalty after Marc Cucurella touched  the ball with his hand in the penalty area after a shot on goal by Jamal Musiala . Taylor did not even stop the game, which caused great indignation in the home team. Pundits also thundered, clearly stating that the Germans should have been awarded a penalty.

Among them was the former president of the Polish Football Association, Zbigniew Boniek . In the program “Prawda Futbolu” he expressed a very critical opinion about the English referee. – For me, Taylor is not a good referee. He sometimes makes mistakes. He had a very difficult year in the Premier League. I think they even dismissed him – he summed up directly.

He also referred to a controversial situation from the match between Spain and Germany. – For me, there is no discussion. There is a penalty here. But this is my personal opinion. For me, there is no penalty if the hand is along the body, but it is close to the body, and not if the hand enlarges the area of ​​the player’s body.  For me, this is the most obvious hand I have ever seen in my life – assessed the former president of the Polish Football Association.

There was also a reference to Kroos’ foul on Pedri, which caused the Spaniard to suffer a knee injury. Boniek stated that if Taylor had been meticulous in refereeing, the German should have left the pitch after fifteen minutes. The former player also added that the referee’s decisions introduced unnecessary nervousness and he should not have been given such an important match.