Erling Haaland, Norway’s top scorer at the FIFA World Cup 2026, was among the players who was seen pointing at the sky after the goal along with Nyland. Norway coach Stale Solbakken was also spotted having words with the referees.

On their broadcast, Fox World Cup host Rebecca Lowe said: “The ball actually is touched by the cable attached to the cable camera above the stadium. It comes back very quickly to England. Two passes later, it goes to Jude Bellingham and in the back of the net. Now, afterwards, Ståle Solbakken, the manager of Norway, not happy with the referee. The goalkeeper, of course, as well, as he’s pointing up and saying it touched the cable on that cable camera. The manager of Norway pointing as well. Erling Haaland, not happy either.”

Loew added: “We’ve spoken to Mark Clattenburg, our rules expert, and he said if the ball touches any outside object, then the whistle should go, and it should be a dropped-ball.”

According to the rules, the game should have restarted when the ball made contact with the wire since it’s an outside object.

FIFA, on its part, tried to dismiss the controversy with a clip it posted on its social media handles.

“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,” FIFA wrote along with the clip.

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. pic.twitter.com/gYf9ukfveT

— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) July 11, 2026

Andreas Schjelderup had scored for Norway in 36th minute to give them the lead, which Bellingham’s controversial goal cancelled out in the 45+2 minute.

The game went into extra time as both teams were deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Bellingham went on to score England’s winner in the first period of extra time.

The game also saw both teams having a goal disallowed. Harry Kane’s goal with the last kick of the first half was called offside while Torbjorn Heggem’s goal in the 56th minute was disallowed after a VAR review because of a foul by Erling Haaland on Elliot Anderson in the lead up to the goal.

England also had a penalty kick decision overturned by the VAR.

England will now await the winner of the game between Argentina and Switzerland.