'Arsenal scored 60% like that' — Klopp slams VAR for Germany disallowed goal

Germany were knocked out by Paraguay on penalties after Jonathan Tah’s extra-time header was disallowed.

The centre-back appeared to give Germany a 2-1 lead from a corner, but VAR instructed the referee to review the build-up, ruling that Waldemar Anton had obstructed the Paraguay goalkeeper. The goal was chalked off.

Speaking on MagentaTV after the match, Klopp could not hide his frustration with the call.

“If that’s a disallowed goal, then Arsenal wouldn’t be English champions. They scored 60% of their goals like that,” he said.

.“We win the game when the ball goes in. So, of course, this is brutal.

”There are worse things than defeats in sports. But there was only one goal, one dream, and that has been shattered. It was dramatic.

“There are 500,000 ways to win a football match. You just have to find one.”

The comment references Arsenal’s dominant 2025/26 Premier League title-winning campaign, during which Mikel Arteta’s side scored a significant portion of their goals from physical, set-piece situations around the box.