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Pro Ref chief Howard Webb: 'Tunnel vision' helped Erling Haaland goal to stand, Enzo Fernández offside missed

Professional referee leader Howard Webb has acknowledged that officiating errors played a decisive role in a recent controversial sequence. According to Webb, match officials suffered from narrowed focus, which ultimately permitted an Erling Haaland strike to count.

The same lapse in awareness also resulted in referees failing to detect an offside infraction by Enzo Fernández.