Jude Bellingham celebrates England’s victory over Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Jude Bellingham locked arms with teammate Harry Kane as England fans belted out the Beatles’ “Hey Jude.”
Bellingham definitely earned the serenade.
He scored twice on Saturday — an equalizer in the primary half and the go-ahead goal within the third minute of overtime — to lift England past Norway 2-1 and into the World Cup semifinals for the primary time since 2018.
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The Real Madrid star has now matched Kane with six goals on this tournament, two behind France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi and one shy of Norway’s Erling Haaland, who was held scoreless by England. Bellingham also scored twice within the round of 16 as England beat co-host Mexico.
England, winner of the 1966 World Cup and facing pressure to return to the title match, is now one win away from getting there. The Three Lions will face either Argentina or Switzerland, who were set to play Saturday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Not everyone was thrilled with England’s performance.
“We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today,” coach Thomas Tuchel said in a contentious interview with Fox Sports. “The result’s unbelievable. We’re within the last 4. It’s amazing, but not comfortable with the performance … in every sense.”
Bellingham looked as if it would disagree together with his coach’s critique after England prevailed in the warmth and humidity of South Florida, with temperatures reaching 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius) in the beginning of warmups.
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Norway’s Erling Haaland leaves the pitch at the top of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
“Well, whatever,” Bellingham said, shaking his head. “It’s difficult on the market. It’s a tricky shift. My thoughts and appreciation goes to the players on the market who put in an incredible shift.”
Andreas Schjelderup scored within the thirty sixth minute for Norway, a squad that reached its first quarterfinals and took the web by storm with its “Viking row” and the charisma of Haaland, their fearsome 6-foot-5 striker.
Haaland was kept off the scoresheet for the primary time on this World Cup. The Manchester City star sat dejectedly on the bench after he was subbed out for Jorgen Strand Larsen within the second half of overtime.
Norway nearly went ahead 2-1 within the 56th minute when Torbjørn Heggem put a rebound past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after a corner kick. Following a video review, the goal was disallowed due to a foul by Haaland within the box. Haaland was also denied by Pickford on a point-blank header in the primary half.
Schjelderup, making just his second start of the tournament, fired a shot that caromed off the correct post and into the online to stun an England team that had dominated possession to that time. Bellingham’s equalizer from close range elicited a roar from that crowd that included Mick Jagger and England great David Beckham.
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Schjelderup, who arrange each of Haaland’s goals in Norway’s round of 16 win over Brazil, celebrated by stretching his arms wide and searching at the group as his teammates lifted him onto their shoulders. Meanwhile, Kane sat near midfield, grabbing his leg and searching toward the officials. No foul was called.
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Moments before Bellingham evened the rating, a Norway goal kick resulted within the ball appearing to make contact with an aerial camera cable before landing on the feet of England’s Elliot Anderson. The ball was eventually played to Bellingham, who beat Ørjan Nyland with a low shot to the far post. By rule, if the ball had been noticed hitting the cable, play would have stopped and a drop ball would have been utilized to find out possession. FIFA later said the sensor within the ball indicated it didn’t touch the cable.
There was a transient moment of silence before the match in honor of Jayden Adams, the 25-year-old midfielder for South Africa whose death was announced earlier Saturday.