Jude Bellingham scores twice as England rally to beat Norway and enter the World Cup semi-finals.
IMAGE: Jude Bellingham scores England’s second goal in extra-time during the FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway at Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday.
Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Key Points
- England beat Norway 2-1 in the World Cup quarter-final.
- Jude Bellingham scored both the goals for England.
- Norway took the lead through Andreas Schjelderup.
- Bellingham scored a crucial equaliser for England in first-half added time.
- Bellingham scored again in extra-time, pouncing on a rebound off Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
- Harry Kane had a goal disallowed for off-side just before the half-time whistle.
IMAGE: Andreas Schjelderup celebrates putting Norway ahead in the match. Photograph: Nathan Ray Seebeck/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters
The Real Madrid midfielder got his second goal of the match three minutes into extra-time following a rebound off goalkeeper Nyland to clinch the issue for England.
England will play Argentina or Switzerland in the last four.
The match went to extra-time after a thrilling second half, which saw both teams fail to get the decisive goal for a semi-final berth.
Andreas Schjelderup put Norway ahead in the 36th minute while Jude Bellingham scored in added time of the first half to put England on level terms at the breather.
First Half Action And Key Goals
IMAGE: Jude Bellingham fires the ball past Norway’s goalkeeper Orjan Nyland to draw England level. Photograph: Omar Aziz/Reuters
Norway had a good chance to forge ahead in the 33rd minute after John Stones gave the ball away, but Haaland failed to take possession.
A minute later Norway were rewarded for their persistence as Harry Kane was dispossessed by Sander Berg in the box. The England players stopped to appeal for a free-kick, but Norway played on. Andreas Schjelderup picked the ball, advanced down the left, cut infield and sent a cross that swerved to left across England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and into the net.
IMAGE: Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring England’s first goal. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters
Norway could have added another goal immediately but Martin Odegaard’s low shot was stopped by a sprawling Pickford.
England drew level two minutes into added time of the first half after Anthony Gordon passed the ball from the left to Jude Bellingham, who burst into the box, past a defender and drove an angled shot past goalkeeper Orjan Nyland to the far corner.
On the stroke of half-time Harry Kane thought he had scored a second for England but the goal was disallowed for off-side.
The pace hotted up at the start of the second half with Norway pressing hard. England were fortunate to remain level as Torbjorn Heggem’s goal disallowed following a VAR review.
Heggem thought he had restored Norway’s lead in the 59th minute, only for the goal to be ruled out because of a shove by Erling Haaland on Elliot Anderson in the build-up.
With three minutes to go for the final whistle Saka had a chance to clinch the issue for England as he jinked his way from the right into the box and fired a low shot across the face of goal but defender Fredrik Aursnes did well to clear and prevent a certain goal.
Three minutes into extra-time Bellingham scored a second to give England the lead.
Morgan Rogers dispatched a stinger from the top of the box that goalkeeper Nyland could only parry. Bellingham pounced on the rebound and slotted home from close.
Norway pressed had for the equaliser thereafter without success.