Jude Bellingham’s goal against Norway seemed like a display of individual talent, but a completely unexpected situation sparked a new controversy at the 2026 World Cup.
As England looked to respond in the match, a play before the goal had a detail that went unnoticed by many: the ball lightly touched the cable of the aerial camera known as the spidercam, altering its trajectory before the action that ended with the English goal continued.
The Norwegian players immediately protested, although at that moment many viewers did not understand what they were protesting. According to refereeing analysts, since it involved contact with an element external to the game, the referee should have stopped play and restarted with a dropped ball.
The problem is that these types of situations cannot be corrected by VAR, as they are not part of the plays reviewable by the technology, so the goal ended up being validated.
The scene quickly began circulating on social media and divided opinions: some believe it was a refereeing error that could have changed the match, while others maintain that it was simply a strange situation that is part of a World Cup full of unexpected moments.
Below is the incident nobody saw: