Euro 2024: Why was Croatia’s penalty goal against Spain disallowed by the referee? Explained

Spain’s Rodri brought down Croatia’s Ivan Perisic in their Group B clash of Euro 2024 at the Olympiastadion Berlin.

Although Petkovic’s spot-kick was saved by Unai Simon, he later scored off of a rebound off of an assist by Ivan Perisic. Crotian players ran off to celebrate with the team however the referee ultimately turned the goal down.

Upon checking the footage, the VAR officials and the referee noticed that Perisic ran into the box before the penalty was taken.

This is not allowed and hence the goal was turned down without even a retake.

More to follow.