World Cup 2026: Norway 1-2 England (AET) - Jude Bellingham the hero again as Three Lions advance to semi-finals
Match report as Jude Bellingham's double secures a hard-fought 2-1 win over Norway in Miami to send England into the World Cup semi-finals; Thomas Tuchel's side will play either Argentina or Switzerland in the last four on Wednesday in Atlanta
Sunday 12 July 2026 02:55, UK
England booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup as another double from the brilliant Jude Bellingham clinched a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in Miami.
Five days after his two-goal heroics against Mexico, Jude Bellingham was England's saviour once again, cancelling out Andreas Schjelderup's opener with a superb finish in first-half stoppage time before grabbing the extra-time winner from close range
The goals take the 23-year-old to six at the tournament, putting him level with Harry Kane and only one behind Erling Haaland, who struggled to make an impact for Norway in a gruelling contest impacted by the hot and humid Florida conditions.
England will face either Argentina or Switzerland in the fourth World Cup semi-final in their history but were far from their best and had to overcome adversity after Jordan Pickford was beaten by Schjelderup's cross-shot for Norway's freak opening goal.
- As it happened | Teams | Stats | Knockout bracket
- World Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World Cup
- Follow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App
Norway were aggrieved Bellingham's equaliser, fired into the corner after a driving run into the box, was allowed to stand, claiming Orjan Nyland's goal kick struck an overhead camera cable before falling to Elliot Anderson in the build-up, but FIFA insisted the ball's sensor did not register any contact.
Norway spurned chances to add to their lead before that, most notably when Alexander Sorloth failed to square the ball to Haaland during a two-on-one counter-attack, but were made to pay for their wastefulness as Bellingham's remarkable tournament continued.
With penalties looming, he completed England's comeback by reacting quickest to Nyland's spill from substitute Morgan Rogers' long-range shot to force the ball into the net and haul Thomas Tuchel's side over the line for a second consecutive knockout tie.
England's semi-final against Argentina or Switzerland will take place in Atlanta on Wednesday, with kick-off at 8pm (BST).
- England player ratings vs Norway as Bellingham stars
- 'An absolute superstar!' Bellingham England's hero again
- Tuchel not happy with England display as Bellingham responds
The key moments in Miami
- 36: GOAL! From nowhere, Schjelderup sends a cross-shot over Pickford to give Norway a shock lead
- 39: OVER! Norway almost double their lead as Sorloth fires narrowly over
- 44: WASTE! Another wasted opportunity from Sorloth as he fails to square the ball Haaland during a counter-attack
- 45+2: GOAL! Jude Bellingham latches onto Anthony Gordon's pass, drives into the box and fires a low finish into the corner
- 57: GOAL RULED OUT! Torbjorn Heggem has the ball in the net for Norway but it's overturned due to a foul by Haaland on Anderson
- 76: LET-OFF! Ajer's close-range header cannons off the crossbar
- 87: CHANCE! Saka sends a wicked cross across the face of goal but no England player can convert the opportunity
- 93: GOAL! Bellingham rescues England as he converts from close-range after Nyland's weak parry from Rogers' long-shot
Tuchel: I'm not happy with performance
In a spiky post-match interview, England boss Thomas Tuchel told ITV: "We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today. The result is fantastic, we're in the last four. It's amazing. I'm not happy with the performance.
"In every sense. The commitment is there but we made life very, very difficult for us in the way we played, how we played. Sloppy, tactical mistakes, not fast enough. Not repetitive enough. We were lucky enough."
Was it down to mentality? "Mentality? This is pure mentality now. How can you talk about mentality now? This is pure mentality.
"It's not a mentality problem. You can bottle it up and sell it. Why are you talking about mentality?
"It's the quality of our game [that's the problem]. It's about quality, we need to play better.
"We will get better, we need to get better. Now it's celebrations. Now it's taking it all in. We need everything to make a better performance."
On Bellingham: "Enough said, he does it every match. World class."
Bellingham's response to Tuchel? 'Whatever!'
Jude Bellingham to ITV when asked about Tuchel's comments on England's performance: "Yeah, well. Whatever. Whatever.
"It's difficult out there. It's a tough shift. All the players are putting in a tough shift. So my thoughts and appreciation go to the players who put in a good shift out there."
Kane: Tuchel knows we can do better
Harry Kane to ITV in response to Tuchel's criticism: "He just said there in the changing room; massive congratulations, you should enjoy it and celebrate.
"It still feels like there's a part of him that knows we can do better, which in a way is a good thing.
"If we're in the semi-finals of a World Cup and can improve still, then we can only take that as a positive.
"We had the most important ingredients as a team. If we can start ticking a little bit better with the ball in possession, then we'll have a good couple of games ahead."
WATCH: How England fans reacted
Neville: Bellingham an absolute superstar
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville to ITV: "I've seen Paul Gascoigne go to a tournament and rip it up, Michael Owen do the same, Wayne Rooney did it in 2004.
"But I've never seen a player have an impact on the tournament in the way Jude Bellingham is.
"This is very special, what we're watching. An absolute superstar. He's giving everything and more out there for England."
Bellingham's brilliance in numbers
- Five of Bellingham's six goals at this World Cup have been game-state changing, either putting England in front or drawing them level.
- Bellingham's total of six non-penalty goals is the joint-most by an England player at a World Cup, level with Gary Lineker at the 1986 edition.
- Bellingham has now scored seven goals at World Cups for England. The only player to net more in the competition while aged 23 or younger is Kylian Mbappe (12). Bellingham is now level with Pele on seven.
- Bellingham is the first player since Diego Maradona to score doubles in back to back World Cup knockout ties.
