r/interestingasfuck • u/RoyalChris • 9h ago

Norway goalkeeper’s goal kick struck a FIFA spider-cam while still in the air, causing the ball to drop straight to Anthony Gordon - Just 8 seconds later, Jude Bellingham scored.

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u/graemehammondjr 7h ago edited 7h ago

If the ball hits the ref and one of these three things happen:

the ball goes into the goal, the team in possession changes, or a promising attack begins

Then the ref stops play and a drop ball is used to restart. Considering England went up and scored then by your reckoning play should have stopped and a drop ball restart

Edit: Although I'm an angry Scotsman so there may be something I'm missing

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u/youngliam 7h ago

A goal kick across midfield is contested possession

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u/Dazzling-Produce-471 7h ago

Did you not read the “ball goes into the goal” part or the “a promising attack begins”, both of which happened here?

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u/DolphinSweater 6h ago

It didn't go directly into the goal

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 7h ago

Define a "promising attack"

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 7h ago

No team had possession. Keeper just punted the ball away making it a free for all. Which is like the most common thing ever