Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have both slammed the decision to award England a crucial extra-time penalty in their semi-final win over Denmark.
The Three Lions advanced to a first major tournament final since 1966 on Wednesday night.
Harry Kane's strike completed a turnaround after Gareth Southgate's men had gone 1-0 down in the first-half.
The Tottenham man missed the penalty before tapping home the rebound - but plenty of debate surrounded the awarding of the spot kick.
Raheem Sterling went down after Jannik Vestergaard and Joakim Maehle both made attempts to halt his run.
Dutch referee Danny Makkelie pointed to the spot and VAR opted not to overturn a decision that seemed soft.
Speaking after England's win Wenger claimed VAR had not served its purpose.
He said on Bein Sports: "No penalty. I don't know why they didn't ask the ref to take a look.
"In a moment like that it's important that the referee is absolutely convinced, it was not clear enough. VAR has let the referee down."
Mourinho too was surprised that the official was not advised to consult the screen.
"It was never a penalty! The best team won, England deserved to win, they were fantastic," he said on TalkSport.
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"But for me, it is never a penalty. Especially at this level, the semi-final of a Euro. I don’t understand the decision and I don't understand even more the fact the VAR didn't overturn the decision.
"So as a football man, I'm happy England won, but as a football man I am disappointed that penalty was given."
Despite the doubters Sterling was adamant after the win that the decision was correct.
He said: “I went into the box and he stuck his right leg out, and it touched my leg so it was a clear penalty.”
The Manchester City man had also played a crucial role in England's equaliser.
Just nine minutes after Mikkel Damsgaard had given the Danes the lead with a sensational free-kick Sterling looked to get on the end of a Bukayo Saka pass.
In the end his presence forced Simon Kjaer to put into his own net.
England now have three days to prepare for a final against Italy at Wembley.
Southgate has taken the Three Lions one step further than he did in 2018 and heaped praise on his young squad.
"I'm so proud of the players. It's an incredible occasion to be a part of. We knew it wouldn't be straightforward," he said.
"When you've waited as long as we have to get through a semi-final, the players - considering the limited international experience some of them have - have done an incredible job."
