England's national team secured its qualification to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup after an exciting 2-1 victory over Norway in the match held this morning, Sunday.
The England vs Norway match was held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami as part of the quarter-final matches of the World Cup.
Lineup for the England vs Norway match
England entered the match with a lineup consisting of: "Jordan Pickford, Nico O'Reilly, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke".
Norway's lineup was as follows: "Ørjan Nyland, David Møller Wolfe, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjørn Heggem, Patrick Berg, Sander Berge, Andreas Schjelderup, Martin Ødegaard, Julian Ryerson, Erling Haaland, Alexander Sørloth".
Match details
Norway took the lead in the 35th minute.
Norway's first goal came after pressure on Harry Kane, and the attack ended with a powerful shot from Schjelderup inside the penalty area that nestled into England's net, making the score 1-0.
In the 45+2 minute, England scored the equalizer against Norway.
The equalizer came after a wonderful cross from Gordon and a reception by Bellingham, who dribbled past the defense and fired the ball powerfully from inside the penalty area into Norway's net, turning the score to 1-1.
England scored the second goal in the 45+4 minute through Harry Kane, but it was disallowed for offside.
England 1-1 Norway
The first half ended with a draw between England and Norway at 1-1.
In the 55th minute, Norway scored the second goal through Torbjørn Heggem, but it was disallowed after the referee reviewed the video technology due to a foul on Haaland.
Neither team was able to score any goals during the second half, which ended with the same score (1-1).
To extra time
Norway and England resorted to extra time after the end of regular time with the score tied.
In the first extra half, England succeeded in taking the lead after scoring the second goal through the outstanding Jude Bellingham.
The second goal came after a powerful shot from Morgan Rogers from outside the penalty area, which the Norwegian goalkeeper failed to save, causing it to rebound off him and Bellingham followed it into the net, giving England a 2-1 lead.
The 99th minute saw a penalty awarded to England after a tackle by Norway's defense against Djed Spence.
The referee reviewed the video technology and decided to reverse the decision and not award the penalty.
The first extra half ended with England leading Norway 2-1.
Erling Haaland, Norway's striker, was substituted before the start of the second extra half.
The second extra half saw no goals from either team.
The extra time and the match ended with England defeating Norway 2-1.
England to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup
With this result (2-1), England advances to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup, while Haaland and his teammates' dream with Norway comes to an end.
The English national team reaches the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time in its history.
Norway had dreamed of qualifying for the semi-finals for the first time in its history before England deprived them of that.
We will not see Viking celebrations again from the Norwegian players who were accustomed to doing so after every match in the World Cup.
