VAR controversy rocks Nations League semi-final as Portugal are awarded penalty only for decision to be overturned and Switzerland to be given one instead after striker Haris Seferovic was tripped moments earlier By James Dutton For Mailonline Published: 21:09 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 21:14 BST, 5 June 2019 Viewcomments Wednesday night's Nations League semi-final between Portugal and Switzerland has been rocked by Video Assistant Referee controversy. Portugal had a penalty in Porto overturned with Switzerland awarded one for an incident which had happened just moments earlier when Haris Seferovic had been tripped. Ricardo Rodriguez made no mistake from the spot, slipping his effort under Rui Patricio to bring the Swiss level at 1-1 in the second-half. The crowd inside the Estadio do Dragao were left stunned as referee Felix Brych was forced to halt Portuguese celebrations. Portugal were awarded a spot kick Portugal's players protest a decision to overturn a penalty by Video Assistant Referee system Referee Felix Brych consults the screen on the touchline over the penalty kick decision Cristiano Ronaldo hands the ball over to Fabian Schar as the penalty decision is overturned Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility