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Jude Bellingham scored twice as England clinched an extra-time win over Norway in a tightly contested quarter-final clash in Miami. Norway took a shock lead but Bellingham equalised just before the half-time break. The Real Madrid midfielder later scored the winner in extra-time to seal progress, with the Three Lions set to face the winner of the Argentina vs Switzerland clash.

England booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals after coming from behind to defeat Norway 2-1 in extra time, with Jude Bellingham scoring both goals in a dramatic quarter-final. The Real Madrid midfielder cancelled out Andreas Schjelderup's first-half opener before netting the decisive strike in extra time to seal victory for Thomas Tuchel's side. The Three Lions will now face either Argentina or Switzerland in the last four.

Norway made the brighter start and threatened early when Erling Haaland tested Jordan Pickford with a powerful header. Their pressure paid off in the 36th minute as Andreas Schjelderup guided a cross-shot into the far corner after England failed to deal with the attack. The Nordic side continued to control proceedings and looked full value for their advantage.

England responded just before the interval after surviving sustained Norwegian pressure. Jude Bellingham surged forward from midfield before calmly slotting past Orjan Nyland in first-half stoppage time to restore parity. Harry Kane thought he had completed the turnaround moments later, but his effort was ruled out for offside.

The second half remained evenly contested as both teams created chances in search of a winner. Torbjorn Heggem appeared to put Norway back in front, only for VAR to disallow the goal after Erling Haaland was penalised for pushing Elliot Anderson in the build-up. Norway then came agonisingly close again when Kristoffer Ajer's header struck the crossbar, while Djed Spence nearly punished Nyland's rushed clearance at the other end.