The English commentators didn't exactly seem very credible when they claimed they'd have protested just as loudly if the denied goal had been Germany's, but they're right that this kind of nonsense really is getting ridiculous. The entire world could see that goal was in, but just because the one man in black wasn't in the right position to see it correctly, it's denied.

In a way, it'd have been better if the game HAD been closer, and the urgent need for assistance to the referee in these situations, whether technological or just through even more assistant referees, had been emphasized some more.

Shocking defending by the English, though. And if they can only get four goals in four games - it's not as if the German defense was an impenetrable wall, either, perhaps even the least impenetrable of the four - one has to conclude their attack was lacking as well.