'It's quite amazing' - FIFA to 'investigate' England-Norway spidercam controversy

FIFA must investigate the spidercam controversy in England's win over Norway further to avoid similar ever happening again.

That is according to former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA referee, Keith Hackett, who exclusively told Football Insider that it's "amazing" to see such an incident happen at the 2026 World Cup.

In the second minute of added time at the end of the first half, Jude Bellingham fired home to equalise, before then scoring in extra time to secure the win.

However, the goal quickly became shrouded in controversy online when footage of Orjan Nyland's goal kick appeared to show the ball hitting the overhead wire attached to the spidercam.

FIFA have since denied any contact with the wire, with the Snicko technology showing no interference, but fans are adamant that the ball hit in the air right before Bellingham's goal.

The outside noise doesn't appear to be going anywhere any time soon, with FIFA now being urged to take a deeper dive into the situation, rather than ignore it.

FIFA told to 'investigate' - 'Something has gone wrong'

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Hackett remains amazed that such controversy has emerged at the 2026 World Cup, now wanting a further investigation to take place.

"It's covered within the laws of the game. If you had that outside interference, then the game should be stopped and restarted," he said.

"It's quite amazing really that we have in, a World Cup game, that sort of claim and then, apparently, insufficient evidence to actually determine that something has gone wrong.

"And I don't think the match officials here have any blame attached to them.

"If the evidence is there, then it should be brought forward very strongly. What FIFA has said is that with a chip in the ball and the sensor system, it would it would pick that up. 

"But my view is, when you have incidents like this, you have to investigate them much more thoroughly because you're always thinking about the game in the future."

What did Thomas Tuchel say about the controversy?

Unsurprisingly, Thomas Tuchel has remained quite tight-lipped about the situation, only speaking about his trust in the technology.

“I heard that, but there’s a chip in the ball and it can tell you if a hair can touch it, as you know from the Croatia vs Portugal game," he said after the game.

The bigger focus for the head coach is likely to be how he gets his team firing on all cylinders, and also Bellingham's reaction to his post-match comments.

When the goalscorer was asked what he thought about Tuchel's frustrations around his team's performance, he simply responded: "Yeah, well, whatever".

Given the previous friction between the two, it is easy for supporters to read between the lines here. Trouble in paradise?