Specsavers feels England's World Cup pain

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Specsavers, the U.K. eyewear chain with the famously amusing ads, has whipped up a great World Cup-themed ad in the wake of England’s embarrassing loss to Germany on Sunday. The ad makes a reference to the goal England scored in the first half that was disallowed because the referees failed to see the ball cross the goal line. The play has renewed the call for goal-line technology in soccer, but Specsavers figures the refs just need better glasses.

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