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Wayne Rooney and Gary Lineker criticise Premier League officials Anthony Taylor and Stuart Attwell after controversial VAR call as Xavi Simons is denied a winner - but do you agree with decision?

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Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney criticised the decision to disallow Netherlands star Xavi Simons' strike during the 0-0 draw with France at Euro 2024.

The game ended 0-0 - the first goalless draw of the tournament - despite France dominating the contest in terms of possession and chances.

But the Dutch side will feel that they could, or perhaps should, have won the game after Simons beat France keeper Mike Maignan with a sweet low strike from 15 yards midway through the second half.

One of the assistant referees immediately flagged for offside as Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries was deemed to be interfering with play.

The match was then delayed for well over two minutes as the VAR team sought to conclude whether that was the correct decision. In the end, they concluded that it was. But many viewers - including ex-England captain Rooney, Lineker and Alan Shearer - disagreed.

Xavi Simons celebrated after hitting the net for the Netherlands against France on Friday night

Xavi Simons celebrated after hitting the net for the Netherlands against France on Friday night

But the goal did not stand because of an offside call and the game eventually ended 0-0

Simons looked disappointed with the decision, which denied him his second international goal

Simons looked disappointed with the decision, which denied him his second international goal

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