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Norwayvs
England
1–2 aet
Full time · Saturday, July 11, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. ET · Miami Stadium (Hard Rock Stadium), Miami Gardens, FL
Result
England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time at Hard Rock Stadium to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Andreas Schjelderup gave Norway a 36th-minute lead, finishing Martin Ødegaard's pass, before Jude Bellingham equalised in first-half stoppage time from Anthony Gordon's assist. Level at 1-1 through 90 minutes, Bellingham settled it three minutes into extra time, turning in a right-footed finish from a corner for his second. Norway, in their first World Cup quarter-final, matched England in patches — the sides shared 31 touches in the box apiece and Norway won more tackles — but Erling Haaland was kept off the scoresheet for the first time this tournament and substituted late. England created the clearer chances (eight shots on target to four) and meet Argentina or Switzerland in Atlanta on 15 July. England advance to the semi-finals.
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At this Stage
England are into a World Cup semi-final for the first time since 2018 — but Norway made them earn it. On their first-ever quarter-final night, Ståle Solbakken's side led through Andreas Schjelderup's 36th-minute strike, laid on by Martin Ødegaard, and looked the likelier winners until Jude Bellingham levelled in first-half stoppage time. The tie stayed 1-1 through 90 minutes, and three minutes into extra time Bellingham won it, turning in a right-footed finish from a corner for his second. Erling Haaland, who had scored in every game to this point, was kept off the scoresheet and withdrawn in extra time; Norway's greatest World Cup run ends in the last eight. England march on to an Atlanta semi-final on 15 July against Argentina or Switzerland.
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What we know now
Venue: Miami Stadium
Attendance: 64,478
Watch: FOX in English (free over the air, stream free on Tubi, or on Fox One) and Telemundo in Spanish (stream on Peacock or the Telemundo app).
What I said beforehand
The preview, frozen at kickoff. Clearly dated, never rewritten — that's the deal that makes the predictions worth anything.
England to advance, but not comfortably. Tuchel's side topped Group L and keep finding ways to win — a 3-2 over Mexico despite nearly an hour with ten men — and Harry Kane (six goals) stays lethal in knockout football. Norway are in their first-ever quarter-final and carry the tournament's other in-form striker, Erling Haaland, who has scored in all four games, with Martin Ødegaard pulling the strings behind him. With Jarell Quansah suspended and England's right-back options thin, this is a real test, but England's depth should just about see them through. England to edge it, perhaps late.
My locked pick: England advance ✓ RIGHT
“England to advance, but not comfortably. Tuchel's side topped Group L and keep finding ways to win — a 3-2 over Mexico despite nearly an hour with ten men — and Harry Kane (six goals) stays lethal in knockout football. Norway are in their first-ever quarter-final and carry the tournament's other in-form striker, Erling Haaland, who has scored in all four games; with Jarell Quansah suspended and England's right-back options thin, this is a real test. England to edge it.”
Locked 2026-07-08 01:16 UTC — rendered verbatim from the pick ledger; never a fresher, hedged version
The case for Norway
22% to winNorway are living their greatest football month — a first-ever World Cup quarter-final, powered by an Erling Haaland who has scored in every game and a Martin Ødegaard playing the tournament of his life. Ståle Solbakken's side beat Brazil 2-1 in the last 16 and defend with more organisation than their reputation suggests. If Haaland gets the service, he can settle any match on his own — and England arrive with a right-back crisis for him to exploit.
The case for England
52% to winEngland have the deeper, more decorated squad and a serial knockout scorer in Harry Kane, and under Thomas Tuchel they showed real character to beat Mexico with ten men. Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham give them match-winners across the front, and Marc Guéhi and Declan Rice anchor a side built to grind out tournament wins. Solve the one job that matters — stopping Haaland — and England's quality elsewhere should decide it.
Both cases written 2026-07-08, before kickoff — they freeze into the record exactly as written, however the match goes. The percentages are mine, quoted to a decimal because false precision is funnier — the unclaimed 26% belongs to the draw.
Storylines
- England reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2018, beating Norway 2-1 after extra time on a night Jude Bellingham scored both goals.
- Norway, in their first-ever World Cup quarter-final, led through Andreas Schjelderup — but Erling Haaland was kept off the scoresheet for the first time this tournament and withdrawn in extra time.
- Bellingham equalised in first-half stoppage time from Anthony Gordon's assist, then won it three minutes into extra time with a right-footed finish following a corner.
- With Jarell Quansah suspended and Reece James only fit for the bench, Thomas Tuchel started centre-back Ezri Konsa at right-back; England now meet Argentina or Switzerland in an Atlanta semi-final on 15 July.
The coaches
Ståle Solbakken Norway
Took Norway to a first-ever World Cup quarter-final and led at the break through Schjelderup, but saw his side edged in extra time with Haaland kept quiet; a landmark run ends in the last eight.
Thomas Tuchel England
Solved a right-back crisis by starting Konsa there and watched Bellingham drag England through 2-1 after extra time; into a first World Cup semi-final since 2018.
Availability
| Jarell Quansah | Suspended — sent off in the 3-2 win over Mexico; missed the quarter-final | OneFootball / Sky Sports |
| Jordan Henderson | Out for the rest of the tournament; did not feature | Sky Sports |
| Reece James | Passed fit in time for the bench and came on for Anthony Gordon on 71 minutes | Sky Sports / BBC Sport |
| Djed Spence | Named among the substitutes and came on for Nico O'Reilly on 86 minutes | Sky Sports / Sports Mole |
| Erling Haaland | Started and led the line but was kept off the scoresheet for the first time this tournament and withdrawn on 105 minutes | FIFA / Sky Sports |
| David Møller Wolfe | Recovered from the knock taken against Brazil to start at left-back; replaced on 90 minutes | RotoWire / Sky Sports |
Availability drifts hourly in tournament week — every row carries its source and date for exactly that reason.
Weather: Hard Rock Stadium's canopy shades the stands but the pitch is open-air, and the July heat and humidity told: the referee called a cooling break in each half. (Venue note (open-air pitch); cooling breaks per ESPN match timeline (11 Jul 2026), as of 2026-07-11)
Referee: Clément Turpin (France). An all-French on-field crew — assistants Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pagès — with Spain's Alejandro Hernández Hernández as fourth official. It was Turpin's second England match of the tournament, after their Group L opener against Croatia on 17 June. (FIFA quarter-final appointment (Law 5 – The Referee tracker, 9 Jul 2026; corroborated by Sky Sports, Tribuna, Yahoo Sports), confirmed on the ESPN match data., as of 2026-07-11)
Venue: Miami Stadium (Hard Rock Stadium), Miami Gardens, FL, United States — FIFA strips sponsor names for the tournament; the everyday name is in parentheses.