England 2–1 Norway: Fifa World Cup 2026 Quarter-Final Report

Bellingham Does It Again as England Survive Norway's Scare

For long stretches in Miami Gardens, England looked like they were heading out of their own World Cup at the hands of a Norway side appearing at this stage of a major tournament for the very first time. Erling Haaland and his teammates pressed high, played with real ambition, and twice had the ball in the net — only for one to count. It took another moment of magic from Jude Bellingham, on as unlikely a night as any all summer, to drag Thomas Tuchel's side through.

Norway's goal, when it came in the 36th minute, was a story of English carelessness meeting Norwegian craft. Harry Kane was dispossessed cheaply in midfield, the ball worked out to Martin Ødegaard, and the Norway captain threaded a pass to Andreas Schjelderup, whose cross-shot from the left flew in off the far post. England's response arrived deep into first-half stoppage time: Anthony Gordon squared for Bellingham, who took three touches to shift the ball onto his favoured left foot and stroked it into the bottom corner. Norway continued to look the sharper side after the break, seeing a Torbjørn Heggem finish ruled out for an Erling Haaland push on Elliot Anderson in the build-up, and Kristoffer Ajer loop a header onto the crossbar from another corner with fifteen minutes to play.

With neither side able to find a winner in ninety minutes, the tie went to extra time — and England needed barely three of them to go ahead for good. Morgan Rogers' long-range effort squirmed out of Ørjan Nyland's grasp, and Bellingham reacted quickest to stab home the rebound for his second of the night and sixth of the tournament. A VAR review for a possible Djed Spence penalty came to nothing in the second period of extra time, and a weary but well-organised England defence saw out the closing stages to book a semi-final against defending champions Argentina.

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Ørjan Nyland — Six Saves, One Costly Spill

At the other end, Ørjan Nyland produced arguably the busier goalkeeping display of the two, making six saves and denying England's attack for long periods as Norway threatened to cause a genuine upset. But it was his one mistake that will linger: unable to hold Morgan Rogers' low strike from distance early in extra time, he spilled the ball straight into the path of the onrushing Jude Bellingham, who did not need a second invitation. A brilliant tournament for Norway's first-choice goalkeeper ends with the cruellest of margins between a historic semi-final and an early flight home.

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England 2-1 Norway, after extra time. It was not pretty, and for long periods it was not even comfortable, but Thomas Tuchel's side found a way through — as they have done all tournament — thanks to Jude Bellingham. Norway, appearing at this stage of a major tournament for the first time in their proud footballing history, will feel they deserved more than a fine margin decided by a goalkeeping error and a video review.

For Bellingham, the numbers keep climbing: six goals at this World Cup, back-to-back knockout-round braces, and a growing status as England's talisman on the road to Atlanta. For Ørjan Nyland and Norway, there is immense pride in a run that included a stunning win over Brazil, tempered by heartbreak in the closing stages of extra time. England now turn to defending champions Argentina in the semi-final, with a place in the World Cup final on the line.