What exactly is the issue here? I'll confess I haven't kept up with the World Cup, I just refuse to pay for commercial TV that's full of commercials that I have to pay for.

There is a clearing kick by the goalie that goes down near midfield that supposedly hits a Spydercam cable....and what? I don't know soccer rules that well, but would this be some sort of "interference" call resulting in a do over? If it were obvious, I guess that makes sense, but in the videos, IF the ball touches the cable at all, it has no appreciable effect on it.

Is the claim that the ball obviously struck the cable, deflected noticeably and caused the Norwegians to pull up expecting some sort of interference call allowing the wiley Britts to sneak a goal? Having seen that an unfair goal had been scored, FIFA then went back and doctored the ball tracking data to eliminate the obvious cable strike?

Or is it more nefarious? Was FIFA in cahoots with the Britts for diabolical reasons, and rigged the game? The plan was to wait for the right goal kick, then in a coordinated effort, move the Spydercam to the needed location to make the proper support cable droop (cantenary) at the right spot as to deflect the ball in an advantages way for the Britts. Thus, helping to ensure, or at least influence, a final between European and South American soccer powerhouses Spain and Argentina?

Spain vs Brazil would have worked too, but not Brazil vs Argentina, too Latin America. Note the bracketing ensured this could not happen:

FIFA is going to have to work the Spydercam cables, and every other trick they have, in the semis or they could be stuck with a complete snoozer like France vs England. Fun for those continentals reliving the 100 years war, but not very compelling in the rest of the world.

Spain vs England? Meh, pretty much the same thing, Frances Drake going after the Spanish main, but nothing the rest of the world is interested in.

France vs Argentina? Better. At least 440 million South Americans are now interested, many likely rooting for France.

Argentina vs Spain? Winner! That's the jackpot match-up. The Europe of South America vs (arguably) the South America of Europe. The colonials vs the colonizers. The son battles the father. Zeus meets Chronos.