As Cann mentioned, the pundits in the BBC TV studio were split on whether a spot-kick should have been awarded with former England striker Wayne Rooney not convinced Kane was fouled.
“I’m all for the forwards, but I think Harry Kane trips himself a bit and jumps into the goalkeeper a little bit,” he said.
“I think it looks like he has dived into him, so it probably isn’t a penalty.”
However, the ex-Manchester United man was in the minority.
“If it’s on my water bottle, I am working out where Kane’s next penalty is going to be,” former England keeper Joe Hart told BBC One.
“Mpasi will be delighted to when he looks up and sees the referee not giving it, because I would expect that to be given against me.”
Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards added: “I just think Lionel Mpasi touches Harry Kane, so I want that as a penalty.”
The pundits on BBC Radio 5 Live believe Kane did create the contact but were in agreement it was a foul by Mpasi.
“Definite penalty,” added former Lionesses captain Steph Houghton. “I think even though Kane has initiated the contact, where else is he supposed to go when Mpasi comes out that quick?
“I’m so shocked the VAR didn’t overturn the decision to be honest.”
Ex-goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who played for England at the 2006 World Cup, said: “If England are to lose then there will be a question asked for a long time because it’s a stonewall penalty.
“Harry Kane initiates the contact but the contact is there. He’s very clever, very experienced and he goes into the goalkeeper.”
