A Norway goal in the second half of their World Cup quarter-final clash against England was disallowed in controversial fashion.
Torbjorn Heggem thought he had put the Norwegians 2-1 up against England only for referee Clement Turpin to overturn the goal after a VAR review that spotted Erling Haaland pushing Elliot Anderson in the build-up.
While Norway felt that it was the incorrect call, the new rule brought into action at the World Cup this summer proves that it was the right call.
World Cup’s new rules
A number of new rules were brought into place for the World Cup, including one about fouls from corners.
The new rule, brought into place by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), has stated that if a foul takes place before the ball was in play, then a corner must be retaken.
Haaland’s push took place before the corner kick was taken, therefore it required the play to restart.
Another rule brought in related to corners is that if a goalkeeper takes longer than five seconds to restart play, a corner will be awarded to the opposition side.
Other rules have also included the covered mouth rule in which any player caught speaking to a player while covering their mouth will be shown a red card.
There are also punishments for taking too long to come off the pitch when substitutes are made, as well as players going down for tactical reasons.
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