England secured a 2-1 victory over Norway in the World Cup quarter-finals, but the match was overshadowed by a contentious goal that Norway insists should have been disallowed.
The controversy erupted in first-half stoppage time when Jude Bellingham equalized, with Norway claiming the ball struck a spidercam wire before the goal. If confirmed, the goal would have been ruled out and play restarted with a dropped ball.
Replays showed Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland's goal kick passing close to the spidercam cable suspended above the pitch. The ball then fell to Elliot Anderson, who set up Anthony Gordon before Bellingham scored.
Norway players immediately surrounded referee Clement Turpin, arguing the goal should not stand. Coach Stale Solbakken said at half-time that the referee admitted he didn't see the incident and received no signal from the ball's chip indicating contact.
"The ball fell straight down in front of the bench, so it did touch it," Solbakken said. "Many on the bench reacted immediately."
Former England striker Wayne Rooney noted on BBC Sport: "The ball seems to deviate and come down quickly."
Norway's frustration grew when a second-half header from Torbjorn Heggem was ruled out after VAR penalized Erling Haaland for a shove on Elliot Anderson during a corner. Midfielder Sander Berge called the decisions "ridiculous," while captain Martin Odegaard lamented that "margins were not in our favour."
FIFA later stated that video review found no evidence of contact with the camera wire, and the on-field decision stood, allowing England to advance.