In the duel between the two World Cup participants, Switzerland had to admit defeat to England 2-1 on Saturday. The test match was decided by a penalty kick by goal scorer Harry Kane. Statements made by the Swiss commentator during live reporting caused trouble around the penalty kick. In the meantime he showed himself to be insightful.
“Admittedly, there have been better sayings than the Stevie Wonder comparison,” says SRF commentator Sascha Ruefer in “view“. But what happened?
Steven Zuber, currently on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt to AEK Athens, caused a handball in the 71st minute when the score was 1-1. According to the TV commentator, there was no doubt about it, but referee Andras Ekberg from Sweden tried the video evidence. Only after studying the video scenes did he decide on a penalty.
Ruefer then criticized the referee and said that even Stevie Wonder had seen the handball on the second repetition. The famous soul singer has been blind since birth.
Some users promptly criticized the long-time Nati companion via Twitter. “What an absolutely tasteless comment,” wrote one user. “Sascha Ruefer is once again faster in speaking than in thinking,” said another.
Numerous Bundesliga professionals traveling with Switzerland
Meanwhile, the penalty decision itself had caused a stir among the players. “It pisses me off that it gets lost this way,” ex-Gladbacher Granit Xhaka said. Steven Zuber, meanwhile, was relaxed one day after the defeat. When a “Blick” reporter called out to him on Sunday to put his arms around, he replied with a laugh: “It’s not possible. I’ve gotten so big.”
The Swiss national team will test against Kosovo next Tuesday (6:00 p.m.) at the end of the international phase. The squad includes Manuel Akanji, Gregor Kobel (both Borussia Dortmund), Ruben Vargas, Andi Zeqiri (both FC Augsburg), Breel Embolo, Nico Elvedi (both Gladbach), Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg), Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) several Bundesliga professionals.