England have been bundled out of the World Cup by Germany, who beat them 4-1. But while Germany were clearly stronger team and deserved to go through, it's just unfortunate that Frank Lampard's goal did not count when in fact it very clearly crossed the goal posts.
You could argue that it wouldn't have made a difference - Germany had that match in their grip and were controlling the game. However, the incident happened at 2-1 with Germany ahead by just one goal. If Lampard's goal counted, it would have been 2-2 and could have been a different ball game all together. Unfortunately, the goal didn't count. And I am sure the frustration of remaining a goal behind would have been a factor in how the rest of the match turned out. Maybe it wouldn't have mattered in the end. But it would have been so much better if the whole incident didn't happen, because then the result would not have had any what-ifs attached to it.
(I guess England aren't new to this, considering they lost to a Maradona-led Argentina in 1986 because of the infamous 'Hand of God'. I've been told though that England won the WC in 1966 against Germany because at 2-2, England officially scored a goal that apparently didn't cross the goal posts. Oh well. Hopefully there are less controversial moments in the next World Cup.)
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