England have secured a place in the semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Norway 2-1 after extra time, with Jude Bellingham producing a match-winning brace in a thrilling quarter-final encounter in Miami.
The victory moves Thomas Tuchel’s side within one win of their first men’s World Cup final since lifting the trophy in 1966. England will now face either Argentina or Switzerland for a place in the final.
Norway made the brighter breakthrough in the 36th minute when Andreas Schjelderup unleashed a dipping strike that beat England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to hand the Scandinavians the lead.
England responded just before halftime through Bellingham, who collected a pass from Anthony Gordon before calmly slotting the ball past Orjan Nyland in first-half stoppage time to level the contest.
Tuchel reshuffled his team at the interval, withdrawing Declan Rice, who had been struggling with illness and injury, alongside Noni Madueke. Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka were introduced as England searched for a winning goal.
Norway thought they had restored their advantage in the second half when Torbjorn Heggem found the back of the net, but the effort was ruled out after Erling Haaland was adjudged to have fouled Elliot Anderson during the build-up.
The Norwegians continued to threaten, with David Moller Wolfe striking the crossbar as England came under sustained pressure.
The decisive breakthrough eventually arrived just three minutes into extra time.
After Nyland pushed away Morgan Rogers’ effort, Bellingham reacted quickest to the loose ball and fired home his second goal of the night to complete England’s comeback.
Haaland, who was largely kept under control by England’s defence throughout the contest, was substituted during extra time as Norway’s hopes of reaching the last four faded.
England successfully protected their lead during the closing stages to secure a place in the World Cup semi-finals for the third time since their historic triumph in 1966.
Tuchel’s men will now attempt to end decades of World Cup heartbreak, having fallen in the semi-finals against West Germany in 1990 and Croatia in 2018.
A victory over either Argentina or Switzerland would send England into their first FIFA World Cup final in six decades.
