After the match, Neuer gave this account of his actions: “I tried not to react to the referee and just concentrate on what was happening. I realized it was over the line and I think the way I carried on so quickly fooled the referee into thinking it was not over.”
7月27号，英德两国在世界杯淘汰赛中对决，半场结束前夕，英国前卫弗兰克·兰帕德的一次射门击中了横梁，然后又弹回到地面，明显过了球门线。德国门将曼努埃尔·诺伊尔捡起球后，又重新传了出去。主裁判和在边线的副裁判都远离德国球门，没法作出准确判断，因此他们没有宣布球进了，于是比赛继续。