Harry Kane left in agony at Club World Cup after ‘very, very naughty’ incident
Harry Kane was left in severe pain after a “naughty” tackle during Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup clash with Flamengo.
Erick Pulgar headed into his own net to put Bayern 1-0 up just six minutes into the last 16 tie, before Kane added a second to double the advantage.
The Brazilian side got one back through their captain, Gerson, before Leon Goretzka restored the two-goal advantage.
Moments after the German midfielder had found the net, Kane was left writhing on the floor in agony by a Flamengo player.
Kane victim of ‘bad foul’
Immediately after the restart following Goretzka’s goal, Pulgar caught Kane with a kick, striking the Bayern striker on the knee.
Pulgar was given a yellow card for the challenge by Michael Oliver, and eventually had to be subbed off after injuring himself making the tackle.
Speaking live on DAZN (29 June, 9.43pm), former Manchester City and Tottenham midfielder Michael Brown labelled the challenge “naughty”, saying: “Slight concerns here for Harry Kane first and foremost.”
As Pulgar was shown getting treatment for kicking Kane he added, “He might have hurt himself, you know, he might have hurt himself. When he catches him with a late one like that, you can sometimes hurt your own foot, and he might have just done that.”
“Oof it’s a very, very naughty foul, and when you make a bad foul like that there’s maybe a little bit of karma when you do.”
Chelsea decision analysed in Club World Cup
Football Insider Verdict
On Saturday evening, there was a lot of criticism for referee Slavko Vincic during Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Benfica.
Keith Hackett exclusively told Football Insider that a review of the handball law is needed after Malo Gusto gave away a spot-kick against the Portuguese side.
Former Man City defender Nicolas Otamendi headed the ball back in the direction of Gusto, who was in the middle of a jump, and a penalty was awarded after the ball struck the full-back’s hand.
The former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official Hackett said that play likely would have been allowed to continue had VAR technology not been in use at the tournament.
Angel Di Maria converted the penalty, but Chelsea managed to score three goals in extra time to progress to the quarter-finals.