Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov has weighed in on the ongoing World Cup in North America, drawing a controversial comparison. He likened England's equalizer against Norway to Croatia's disallowed goal against Portugal, suggesting both incidents involved questionable officiating.
Jude Bellingham's 1-1 goal for England came after the ball struck a camera cable on the field before falling to Harry Kane. In the Round of 16, Joško Gvardiol's goal for Croatia was controversially disallowed in stoppage time due to an offside call, with officials ruling the ball had grazed Igor Matanović's hair earlier in the play.
Reacting to these events, Kasparov quipped: “FIFA should make all camera cables out of Croatian hair!”