England beat Norway to reach the World Cup semi-finals, but Jude Bellingham's first goal arrived in extremely controversial fashion13:15, 12 Jul 2026Updated 17:59, 12 Jul 2026New footage of the controversial build-up to Jude Bellingham's goal appears to show the ball striking the spider camera. Just before half-time in their World Cup quarter-final against Norway, England equalised through Bellingham, who later scored the winner, but there has been uproar over whether his first goal should have stood.‌There was no question of a foul or offside in the lead-up, with Elliot Anderson picking up the loose ball before spraying a pass out wide to Anthony Gordon. He went beyond his man and found Bellingham just outside the box with the Real Madrid star taking several great touches before firing past Orjan Nyland.‌It was the Norwegian goalkeeper who then led complaints regarding the goal as he adamantly stated that his goal kick, which was plucked out of the air by Anderson, hit the spider cam, which is held together by several pieces of thick wire and offers those watching on TV a bird's-eye view of the action.‌A new slow-motion clip of the incident has since emerged courtesy of Canadian sports network TSN. Their replay has zoomed in on the moment the ball appears to strike the spider cam.Content cannot be displayed without consentThough it is blurry, it does look as though contact is made and the trajectory of the ball in the moments after also suggest something impacted its direction.‌The controversial decision has not gone down too well in the Norway camp with Andreas Schjelderup, who had put Norway in front, labelling it a scandal. He told TV2: "You see that the ball changes direction and lands ten meters earlier. I haven't seen the pictures again, but if it hit, it's a scandal."‌Despite all the evidence, the heartbeat sensor in the ball did not pick up any peak, as FIFA confirmed in a statement.It read: "Before England’s goal in minute 45+2 against Norway, the sensor in the Connected Ball showed no peak in the 'heartbeat of the ball' when in the air, and therefore no evidence that the ball touched the overhead wire and changed the movement of the ball."‌Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!Stale Solbakken also provided his response to the controversy with the Norway head coach ackowledging FIFA's evidence but also making it clear he thought there was a touch from the spidercam.He said: "Many on the bench reacted immediately I was not one of them. I can't say anything about that because FIFA, if there is no sound in the chip, what can I say against that.‌"The ball drops straight down from heaven. I saw another way just then so I also don't know what happened. I think it's pretty clear that it did and yeah, it was a strange thing."The Three Lions are now set to face Argentina for a place in the World Cup final with Spain vs France taking place on the other side of the bracket.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Article continues belowContent cannot be displayed without consent