By rule, play should be stopped if the ball touches an outside object such as an overhead cable, with play restarting through a dropped ball. | Football News

An obscure rule helped England out against Norway in the World Cup quarterfinal.

Advanced technology helped England out against Norway in the World Cup quarterfinal.

Norway thought they had retaken the lead in their World Cup quarter-final before VAR intervened

"Just before the goal, the ball hits the cable with the camera on it ... the referee should have spotted that," a Norway coach said.

FIFA claims sensors detected no anomaly when Norway's goal kick hit a camera cable before Bellingham's equalizer in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinal.

By rule, play should be stopped if the ball touches an outside object such as an overhead cable, with play restarting through a dropped ball. | Football News

England fell a goal behind to Norway early into their World Cup quarter-final clash, only for Jude Bellingham to come to his nation's rescue moments later

The Three Lions went into the break level after Bellingham’s strike but Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland furiously protested that the ball hit a cable above the Miami Stadium in the…

Jude Bellingham marcó el empate parcial 1-1 sobre el final del primer tiempo.Los noruegos protestaron algo pero el árbitro Turpin no los escuchó.Recién en el entretiempo se vio…

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Analysis of a dramatic and controversial World Cup quarterfinal between Norway and England

La selección de Noruega reclamó que la jugada del empate de Bellingham debía anularse por un supuesto contacto del balón con el cable de una cámara, pero la Fifa revisó el sensor…

El combinado nórdico planteó que hubo un toque en un “agente externo” antes del gol de Jude Bellingham que significó el 1-1. El comunicado de la FIFA

Norway’s protests fell on deaf ears and FIFA insisted the right decision was made, but video appeared to show the ball changing trajectory in midair.

England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final victory over Norway has been overshadowed by a controversial moment involving Jude Bellingham’s first-half equaliser. Footage…

Técnico de Noruega reclamó que el balón tocó un cable antes del gol de Jude Bellingham en los cuartos de final del Mundial 2026.

England came from behind to down Norway and make the last four of the World Cup but Jude Bellingham's equaliser has courted plenty of controversy

La FIFA aseguró que no existe evidencia de que el balón golpeara el cable de la cámara en el gol de Jude Bellingham ante Noruega y explicó los datos del balón.

Norway felt England's equaliser shouldn't have stood after the ball appeared to get a deflection off a wire holding up the "spider-cam" above the pitch, directly leading to…