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WATCH: VAR blasted for 'most ridiculous penalty decision' after Rico Lewis penalised on England debut against North Macedonia

<p>Rico Lewis' England debut was marred on Tuesday night by a contentious penalty awarded by referee Filip Glova against the Manchester City defender. The full-back grabbed a North Macedonia player with a flailing hand while leaping to head away from a long ball, causing VAR to step in and request that the incident be examined at the pitch-side monitor.</p><p>Gary Lineker reacted to the contentious call on Twitter:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s not important in the slightest, but that’s the most ridiculous penalty decision. 😂😂</p>— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1726698379949048200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another controversial call here and North Macedonia are awarded a penalty 😳<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C4Football?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#C4Football</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeLions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeLions</a> <a href="https://t.co/3SsyVNfz43">pic.twitter.com/3SsyVNfz43</a></p>— Channel 4 Sport (@C4Sport) <a href="https://twitter.com/C4Sport/status/1726699062110421492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After the review, North Macedonia is given a penalty from a foul by Rico Lewis that sets up Enis Bardhi who finds the back of the net 🇲🇰 <a href="https://t.co/d1OhZ6kWwz">pic.twitter.com/d1OhZ6kWwz</a></p>— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1726705023722401895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

<p>During the international break, Lewis was a last-minute addition to Gareth Southgate's squad after a number of players were forced to withdraw due to injury, giving the starting lineup many opportunities. Then, when the Three Lions faced North Macedonia at the Tose Proeski Arena, Southgate gave the 18-year-old his time to shine on the international scene by starting him at left-back.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The Three Lions are currently trailing North Macedonia by a goal as they look to end their European Championship qualifiers.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND?

WATCH: VAR blasted for 'most ridiculous penalty decision' after Rico Lewis penalised on England debut against North Macedonia | Goal.com US

England went 1-0 down to North Macedonia after VAR awarded the hosts a penalty for a Rico Lewis foul on Bojan Miovski.

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