ORS transmission shock: spectator angry after the penalty shootout was terminated!

ORS transmission shock: spectator angry after the penalty shootout was terminated!

München, Deutschland - On the evening of June 8, 2025, the UEFA Nations League final between Spain and Portugal took place in Munich, in which Portugal won in penalty shootout. Cristiano Ronaldo, an experienced star of the Portuguese national team, was again on the square, while on the other side the young Lamine Yamal appeared. The exciting game was transferred to ORF 1 , supported by the commentators Dietmar Wolff and Helge Payer as well as the studio analysts Bernhard Stöhr, Michael Liendl and Herbert Prohaska.

In the result of the exciting game, however, there was a big excitement: after the dramatic penalty shootout, ORF broke the live broadcast and instead showed the film "96 Hours". This led to a considerable disappointment among the spectators who had hoped for a complete transfer of the game. The termination decision on social media made numerous negative reactions left by viewers who wondered what they paid for the ORF fees if important sporting events are not completely transmitted. According to Exxpress , a reader had directly criticized and questioned the decision of the ORF.

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The Nations League 2024/25 follows in Germany after the European Championship 2024 and comprises 55 teams that are organized in four leagues (A to D) and 14 groups. Each team has the opportunity to climb into the higher league while the weakest team descends, except Liga D. In League A, the best two teams of each group reach the quarter -finals. The transmission rights for almost all games are at DAZN, but various TV channels are also activated. In Germany and Switzerland, the games are broadcast on television, including those of the German national team until at least 2028, as on Fussball-wm.Pro

The final round of the Nations League was shown on free TV, with the games between Germany and Portugal as well as Spain and France in the days before the final on different channels. ORF has set itself the task of providing Austrian spectators about the important games, which makes the relevance of the cancellation decision all the greater.