FIFA: 'No Evidence' Ball Hit Wire on Regulation England Goal vs. Norway
FIFA said sensor data showed no contact as England’s equalizer stood after a disputed first-half sequence that ended Norway’s lead.
- On Saturday, England defeated Norway 2-1 in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami Gardens, Fla., though controversy erupted when the ball appeared to strike an overhead Spidercam cable before England's equalizing goal.
- FIFA defended the goal, releasing an official statement citing Connected Ball Technology data showing no 'heartbeat of the ball' sensor peak indicating contact with the overhead wire.
- Norway manager Stale Solbakken said the ball dropped 'straight from heaven' after hitting the wire, while assistant Kent Bergersen told TV2 the cable caused the ball to fall shorter than intended.
- VAR disallowed a 55th-minute goal by Torbjorn Lysaker Heggem for a foul by Erling Haaland, a decision Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg said should have been reviewed.
- England advances to the semi-final in Atlanta to face Argentina on Wednesday, with Jude Bellingham securing the victory through an extra-time brace after regulation finished 1-1.
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Modern football has accustomed us to millimetric decisions dictated by computers, but what happened in the fourth final between England and Norway moves the boundaries of the surreal.
An unprecedented episode has ignited the controversy after the fourth final between England and Norway, won by the British at extras. In the viewfinder there is the action that led to the draw of Jude Bellingham in the recovery of the first half. With Norway ahead in the score, the goalkeeper Nyland raises long, but according to the Norwegians the [...] The article "The ball fell straight from the sky and changed direction, the cable of the spid…
A camera cable has provided plenty of discussion in the dramatic 2-1 victory of the English in the soccer World Cup quarter final against Norway in Miami. Had the ball touched a cable stretched in the air before the intermediate 1:1 by Jude Bellingham and thereby changed its direction? The TV images suggested this. The Norwegians claimed, but the World Federation FIFA referred to its technique. Thus, there was no measurable contact. A chip insta…
Strong debate about Bellingham's 1:1 that brought about the turning point. Norway complained: "Actually a clear thing." But according to Fifa, the sensor did not show any touch in the ball.
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