And on 38 minutes Fabio Capello's men thought they had levelled the score thanks to a superb Lampard lob.
But the officials failed to see the ball had clearly gone over the line and waved England's protests away.
Earlier this year Fifa President Sepp Blatter defended his decision not to bring in goal line technology.
"There is only one referee, the basis of our game is one referee.
"Whether you play in youth competition, amateur competition or at the highest level, there is just one referee." (yahoo)