World Cup 2026: Did the ball hit the spidercam before England’s goal? Sneiko says no – Norway is uncertain

FIFA later said there was “no evidence” that the ball had touched a wire.

Posted on FIFA Media X, outsider: “Prior to England’s goal against Norway on 45+2 minutes, the attached ball sensor showed no peak in the ‘heartbeat of the ball’ while in the air, and therefore no evidence that the ball had touched the overhead wire and changed the ball’s speed.”

Solbakken added: “I can’t say anything about it because if there’s no sound from the chip, what can I say?

“The ball dropped straight out of heaven, everyone said – including the goalie, including the guy who was going to receive the ball. I think it was pretty clear that it did. It was a strange thing.”

The snickometer-style technology usually associated with cricket was at the center of controversy during the tournament in Portugal. A dramatic 2-1 win over Croatia At last 32.

Croatia thought they had equalized deep into stoppage time through Josko Guardiol but their celebrations were cut short after a technical ruled Igor Matanovic had taken a slight touch in an attempt to flick the ball while in an offside position.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel said: “There’s a chip in the ball that can tell you if a hair touches it, as we know from the Croatia v Portugal game, so they can tell you if it’s (a touch) (here).

“I didn’t see (the incident).”

Tuchel, however, admitted that his side were generally unlucky in the main period.

“I’m not saying we were lucky to win, but we were lucky at the decisive moment,” he said.