It is 10 years to the day since England were denied a stunning equaliser in their World Cup last-16 clash with Germany, just seconds after Matthew Upson pulled one back from a corner at 2-0 down.
England were on the ascendency when Upson headed past a flailing Manuel Neuer, which led to Lampard's long-range effort rebounding in off the bar and over the line – only for referee Jorge Larrionda, and his linesman, to completely miss – and subsequently deny – the strike.
The replays were conclusive. The ball was well over the line and FIFA officials would have been left red-faced by the glaring error broadcasted on the world's stage for everyone to see.
Ultimately, Fabio Capello's Three Lions went on to lose the game 4-1 and were dumped out of the 2010 World Cup, with many fans still questioning whether Lampard's 'ghost goal' would changed the game's final outcome.
Depending what side of the debate you sit on, one thing is for sure: the goal did change football.
The embarrassing error was the biggest catalyst for then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter to finally allow goal-line technology to be introduced into the beautiful game, having initially been opposed to the idea.
Two years after that fateful day in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Blatter and the rest of the footballing world voted to improve the way the game was managed.
Blatter said in 2012: 'That [Lampard goal] was the moment for me to say, "You can't afford for something similar to happen in the next World Cup".
'We could say it is a historic day for international football.'
Blatter's counterpart, Michel Platini, who was UEFA president until 2015, was opposed to the idea of introducing goal-line technology, saying it would lead to 'PlayStation football'.
Platini's solution to the problem was to introduce two more referees beside each goal – a decision that did little to effect the game.
However, with goals like Lampard's still fresh in the memory, goal-line technology was implemented at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan before the FA introduced it to the English game for the 2013-14 Premier League campaign.
While Lampard was denied his goal and the potential prospect of going further in the 2010 World Cup, he insisted that he never lost sleep over the incident and is happy it changed the game in a positive way.
'I don't think much about it,' Lampard said in 2014. 'I can't see much point in having sleepless nights about it.
'It changed the game for the better, so I'm pleased about that. It's a positive move for the game as a whole with the introduction of goal-line technology.'
Since it's introduction, the technology has often been regarded as infallible with it's black-and-white decision being broadcasted straight to the referee's wrist if the ball has fully crossed the line.
But it hasn't come without it's criticisms and failures.
It's most recent error came last week when Sheffield United were denied a goal after HawkEye's goal-line technology cameras failed to pick up the ball crossing the line, with the company issuing a grovelling apology before describing it as a '1 in 9,000' error.
Goal-line technology has also led to the introduction of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR). It has had its teething problems in its debut season in England and continues to be a big talking point of controversy, considering how it has been implemented in the game.
A lot can change in the space of a decade, but it is safe to say that goal-line technology has been a resounding success – even at the expense of broken English hearts.