​This Saturday, November 11, England needed extra time to overturn a deficit and defeat Norway 2-1, clinching a spot in the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This marks the fourth time the English team has reached the World Cup’s top four, following their triumph as champions in 1966, a third-place finish in 1990, and a fourth-place finish in 2018. Highlights are set to continue shortly.
The quarterfinal match in Miami, USA, began with England dominating possession, but the Vikings struck first with a stunning screamer from Schjelderup. Meanwhile, Odegaard registered his fourth assist in five matches at the 2026 World Cup, a tally only surpassed by Olise of France, who has five assists at the tournament.
Late in regulation, Bellingham received the ball from Gordon near the edge of the box, surged forward unchallenged, and drove a composed low shot across goal to level the score. The Real Madrid midfielder’s goal placed England among a select group of nations whose players have scored five or more goals in a single World Cup edition. Among the five teams with this achievement, Brazil is the only nation represented twice. In 1958, Pelé and Vavá scored six and five goals respectively, and in 2002, Ronaldo Nazário and Rivaldo struck eight and five times, respectively.
Harry Kane appeared to complete the comeback for England in stoppage time, but the play was ruled out for offside against the Bayern Munich striker. After the break, Norway had a goal disallowed for a foul by Haaland just before a corner kick, and the Nordic side also hit the crossbar. In extra time, England found the winning goal through Jude Bellingham, capitalizing on a costly error by goalkeeper Nyland. With this strike, Bellingham, aged 23 years and 12 days, became the second-youngest player to score two or more goals in consecutive World Cup knockout matches, behind only Pelé (17 years and 249 days). The Real Madrid star is also the only English player to have two or more goals in consecutive World Cup knockout games, and he is the first to achieve this since Maradona in the 1986 World Cup.
In the second half of extra time, England’s coach substituted Haaland, further complicating Norway’s quest for a historic first World Cup semifinal. With the victory, England will face Argentina or Switzerland in the semifinals next Wednesday, November 15, at 4 p.m. Brasília time. On the other side of the bracket, Spain will meet France on Tuesday, November 14, at the same time.
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