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Controversial errors
Norway star Erling Haaland’s father, Alfie Haaland, lashed out at French referee Clément Turpin as Norway crashed out of the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals against England (2-1 after extra time), in a match that saw Leigh’s controversial three-referee decision. it is mentioned.
Although Alfie Haaland congratulated Jude Bellingham, his son’s former team-mate, for scoring a crucial brace in Dortmund, he did not hesitate to direct his criticism at Torpan, given that his controversial decisions decided the fate of the game in England’s favour, clearly showing the Norwegians’ displeasure with the referee.
3 controversial incidents
Norway’s first protest came in England’s equaliser, as the ball reportedly hit the cable of a ‘spider’ camera hanging from the ceiling of the stadium after goalkeeper Nyland’s throw, reversing its course and leading to Bellingham’s first goal. While FIFA later denied any contact had occurred based on smart chip data, the Vikings weren’t entirely convinced.
Norway scored a second goal later in the match from a corner, but Torpan had it disallowed after a controversial VAR review, fouling Holland before the ball went into the field and retaking the corner, angering the Norwegian players.
Missed error at crucial moments
The third incident happened soon after, when the roles were reversed when the ball hit the crossbar and as the Norwegian player was about to head it, he fell to the ground in the air after a clean contact, but Torpan did not commit a foul and the VAR referees did not intervene to review the incident, causing a wave of anger among the Norwegians.
After Norway’s exit from the game and the tournament, Alfie Haaland did not hesitate to send his sarcastic message of congratulations to Bellingham, suggesting that the referee had a decisive role in deciding the outcome of the match, as part of a wider wave of criticism that has affected other refereeing at the World Cup2 following similar incidents6. tournament.
