The controversy centred on England's first goal in first-half stoppage time. Solbakken believed Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland's clearance struck one of the cables supporting the overhead camera system before dropping to an England player, who initiated the move that ended with Bellingham's equaliser.

Miami [US], July 12: Norway head coach Stale Solbakken questioned the build-up to England's equaliser in their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final defeat, saying he was convinced the ball had struck an overhead camera cable moments before Jude Bellingham scored, reported Reuters.

FIFA, however, maintained that ball sensor technology detected no contact with the wire.

England came from behind to defeat Norway 2-1 after extra time in Miami, with Bellingham scoring twice to overturn Andreas Schjelderup's opener and send the Three Lions into the semi-finals, where they will face defending champions Argentina.

The controversy centred on England's first goal in first-half stoppage time. Solbakken believed Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland's clearance struck one of the cables supporting the overhead camera system before dropping to an England player, who initiated the move that ended with Bellingham's equaliser.