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Norway protests disallowed goals, claims camera wire interference
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Norway protests disallowed goals, claims camera wire interference

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Norway's national football team protested two disallowed goals during a match, claiming external interference affected play.
  • Experts and media have called the incidents a potential scandal, citing rules that require a drop ball if a ball hits an external object.
  • The controversies occurred during a match where Norway faced England, with one goal disallowed for a foul and another potentially impacted by a camera wire.

Norway's national football team lodged strong protests over two disallowed goals during a recent match, with players and coaches alleging external interference impacted the game. The controversies have sparked debate among experts, with some calling it a potential scandal.

When Ørjan shoots the ball out, it hits the wire with the camera, so the ball becomes much shorter than it should have been. The referee should have looked at that.

— Kent BergersenAssistant coach Kent Bergersen explaining the camera wire incident to TV 2.

One incident involved a goal scored by Torbjørn Heggem after a corner kick. Erling Braut Haaland was in a duel with Elliot Anderson before the ball entered the net. After a VAR review, the goal was disallowed due to the foul, a decision that drew significant protests from the Norwegian team.

It is absolutely insane that something like that can happen. The referees can't have noticed it. Then Norway would have had to storm the field for them to notice it.

— Kjetil RekdalExpert Kjetil Rekdal commenting on the camera wire incident in VGTV's studio.

Earlier in the match, goalkeeper Ørjan Håskjold Nyland protested when Jude Bellingham scored to equalize. Nyland claimed the ball hit a camera wire above the field, which he argued shortened its trajectory. Coach Ståle Solbakken and assistant Brede Hangeland also raised concerns about this incident during halftime. Assistant coach Kent Bergersen told TV 2 that the ball hitting the wire should have been noticed by the referee.

For me, this was totally unknown. If the wire stops the ball there, then the ball should be dropped. It is extra bitter.

— Kjetil RekdalExpert Kjetil Rekdal commenting on the camera wire incident.

Experts reacted sharply to the alleged camera wire incident. Kjetil Rekdal, speaking in VGTV's studio, expressed disbelief that such an event could occur and suggested Norway should have stormed the field to get the referee's attention. Lars Tjærnås, writing on X, labeled it a

It is a 'total scandal' if the ball hits the wire and is not dropped.

— Lars TjærnåsLars Tjærnås commenting on the camera wire incident on X.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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