England Stuns Norway in a quarterfinal that needed every second of extra time to settle. Jude Bellingham scored both goals in a 2-1 win on Saturday in Miami Gardens, sending the Three Lions into their first World Cup semifinal since 2018, where they’ll face defending champions Argentina on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Norway struck first against the run of play in the 36th minute, when Andreas Schjelderup cut inside and looped a stunning effort over goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and in off the post. England answered in first-half stoppage time, as Bellingham skipped past a defender and arrowed a low shot into the far corner to level the score at 1-1. Both sides went in level at the break after a Harry Kane goal was ruled out for offside.
Norway thought they had taken the lead in the second half when Torbjørn Heggem fired home a rebound, but the goal was disallowed after a video review showed Erling Haaland had fouled an England player before the corner. Regulation ended locked at 1-1, sending the match to extra time in the South Florida heat.
Just three minutes into extra time, England beats Norway became reality. Morgan Rogers unleashed a long-range effort that goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland could only parry, and Bellingham was quickest to react, slamming the rebound into the net to put England ahead. It was his fourth goal of the tournament and moved him level with Kane at six goals apiece for England, though both remain behind tournament leaders Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.
Norway pushed for an equalizer for the remainder of extra time, but Erling Haaland, who had scored in each of his first four matches at this World Cup, was held scoreless for the first time in the tournament. He was substituted in the second half of extra time as Norway’s comeback bid came up short.
Bellingham has now become England’s undisputed hero of the knockout rounds. He also scored the winner against Mexico in the round of 32, and his four goals make him the first midfielder to reach that mark in a single World Cup for England. His 33.3% shot conversion rate is the best of any England midfielder in a single tournament since Opta’s records began in 1966.
England will face Argentina in Wednesday’s semifinal in Atlanta, after the defending champions needed their own extra-time drama to beat Switzerland 3-1 on Saturday night. It sets up a rematch of football royalty, with England chasing their first World Cup title since 1966. For full match statistics and player ratings from the win, ESPN’s complete match reportcovers every detail, while NPR’s coverage of the quarterfinal has additional context on the match’s key moments.
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