The England-Norway match, held as part of the quarter-final round of the 2026 World Cup, witnessed a remarkable refereeing decision after the referee canceled a goal for the Norwegian national team following a review with the video assistant referee technology, due to a foul committed by striker Erling Haaland.
The referee decided to cancel the goal and restart the corner kick in favor of the Norwegian national team, in application of the recent amendments to the FIFA laws adopted during the World Cup competitions.
According to the new regulations, the goal is canceled immediately if it is proven that the attacking team committed an infringement, such as pushing or obstructing, before scoring the ball, with the corner kick being restarted as the original state to resume play.
This mechanism comes as part of expanding the powers of the video assistant referee technology, which grants the referee the right to cancel the goal and restart the corner kick, instead of awarding the ball to the defending team, if it is proven that the infringement occurred before or during the completion of the goal.
The two teams are competing for a ticket to the semi-final round, where the winner of the England-Norway match will face the qualifier from the Argentina-Switzerland match, scheduled for later.
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