2026 World Cup: Norway burned after missed collision with sky cam led to England goal, along with other controversial VAR reviews

No matter how the match with Norway and England ends, the Norwegians will not be thanking the officials. The Vikings and the Three Lions remained locked in a 1-1 draw in the second half thanks to two tough calls — one missed, one called through VAR — that both went against Norway. England’s Jude Bellingham equalized with a great goal in first-half stoppage time. But after halftime, Fox Sports showed that the ball clipped the sky cam wire in the run-up to that goal, landing sharply at the feet of Elliot Anderson. Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland, who had cleared the ball before it hit the wire, try to alert the referees to what had happened; manager Ståle Solbakken could later be seen doing the same. On the play that led to England's equalizer, the ball hit the FIFA sky cam before the goal. pic.twitter.com/QZgYSVcSpK — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 11, 2026 Theoretically, the contact with the wire should have resulted in the game coming to a stop. It’s unclear why the referee crew didn’t catch that given that the game balls are equipped with censors that are supposed to be able to record minimal amounts of contact. Just ten minutes into the second half, Norway appeared to find a go-ahead goal, with Torbjørn Heggem sending the ball home off a corner kick. But the goal was called back after VAR review, with referees citing a (somewhat soft) foul from Erling Haaland on Anderson. Norway nearly regained the lead over England, but a foul was called after a VAR check pic.twitter.com/LdQ7aNoVmL — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 11, 2026 A look at the foul committed by Erling Haaland that led to Norway's goal being called back pic.twitter.com/rdnEFuDamw — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 11, 2026 This story will be updated.