The world football forum reacted after the scandal caused by the Norwegians at the end of the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, a match lost 2-1 after extra time against England.
However, the fate of the match could have been different if in the 45th minute plus 2 of extra time, the ball had not clearly hit a cable of a camera above the field, just before the phase in which Jude Bellingham equalized to one on the scoreboard.
The sensors in the official ball did not detect anything, so the goal went for validation.
"Before England's goal in the 45+2 minute of the match against Norway, the sensor in the Connected Ball did not record any peak in the 'heartbeats of the ball' while it was in the air. Therefore, there is no evidence that the ball touched the cable suspended above the field and that this contact would have altered its trajectory," FIFA's statement said.
After the editions of 1966, 1990, and 2018, England has qualified for the World Cup semifinals for the 4th time in history. There, they will play on Wednesday evening against Argentina, a LIVE match on SpotMedia.ro starting at 10 PM.
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