📸 Club World Cup: huge controversy, was the first English goal invalid? | OneFootball

📸 Club World Cup: huge controversy, was the first English goal invalid? | OneFootball

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·11 July 2026

📸 Club World Cup: huge controversy, was the first English goal invalid?

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This is going to cause a stir!

It’s an image that everyone missed, except the Norwegians and the FOX cameras.


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With Norway leading 1-0, Jude Bellingham came out of nowhere to bring the Three Lions back into the match.

Except that, according to FOX footage, the goal should have been disallowed. On the Norwegian goalkeeper’s clearance that led to the England goal, the ball appears to have hit the stadium camera cable and altered its trajectory, allowing England to win back possession.

Article image:📸 Club World Cup: huge controversy, was the first English goal invalid?
Article image:📸 Club World Cup: huge controversy, was the first English goal invalid?

A contact the Norwegians immediately complained about, but their protests fell on deaf ears with the match referee.

An image that could make a lot of noise.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.


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