Jude Bellingham’s twin strikes enabled England to battle past Norway 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal at the Miami Stadium on Saturday.
Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring for Norway in the 36th minute before Bellingham equalised in the injury time of the opening half.
Norway had a second goal controversially disallowed after a VAR review in the second half for a foul by Erling Haaland as both sets of players were pushed to their physical limits by going to extra-time.
England completed the comeback early in the first period of extra time, when Bellingham capitalised on an error from goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland to poke the ball into the net.
Bellingham is now fourth on the golden boot list, going ahead of teammate Harry Kane with both players scoring six each.
The Three Lions will face the winner of the Argentina-Switzerland tie in the semifinal next Wednesday.
Haaland’s spectacular run of scoring in his last 14 competitive matches for Norway came to an end against the land of his birth with Norway’s exhausted talisman replaced at half-time of extra-time.
Having failed to win a World Cup knockout game after conceding first since the final of 1966 before this tournament, England have now done so twice in three matches.
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Published on Jul 12, 2026