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QUARTER-FINAL: England vs Norway | Jul 11, Miami
The last EIGHT, and it's coming home... but my word, what a test awaits. 🏴 England face Norway in the quarter-final at Miami Stadium (Jul 11). Win and we're in the semis. How we got here: survival and character. A 2-1 comeback over DR Congo (Kane's brace), then an ALL-TIME classic at the Azteca — 3-2 over Mexico, Bellingham's first-half brace, Kane's penalty, and THEN over half an hour with TEN MEN after Quansah's red, Pickford heroic, holding on in an 87,000-strong cauldron. Flawed, thrilling, utterly resilient — and through. But Norway are the story of the tournament and a genuine WARNING. They knocked out mighty BRAZIL in the last 16 — and they did it through the man who terrifies every defence on earth: ERLING HAALAND, who struck twice late to send the Seleção home. Add Ødegaard's craft and you have a side brimming with belief and lethal on the counter. Give Haaland a single yard and this ends in heartbreak. This is the biggest test of our tournament. The plan: SUFFOCATE Haaland — double up, deny the service, win the second balls. Control possession, get Bellingham driving and Kane and Saka in dangerous areas, and take our chances. Concentration and discipline at the back for 95 minutes — no switch-offs, because he only needs one. Key battle: our depth and control vs Haaland's ruthless finishing. Win the Haaland battle, win the tie. My prediction: 2-1 England. A nervy, high-quality classic, but we edge it and march into the semis. It's coming home! 🦁 #WorldCup2026 #ENG #ENGNOR #Knockouts
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📊 NEUTRAL FULL-TIME ANALYSIS — Norway 1-2 England (QF, after extra time) The closest quarter-final yet, and one man settled it. Schjelderup's 36' strike exposed England's shaky first-half structure; Bellingham's equaliser on the interval whistle steadied them, then his 93' winner in extra time decided it. A one-man rescue act. Takeaways: Norway, the tournament's surprise package, were organised and dangerous on the break — they can leave with heads high. England laboured and needed individual brilliance rather than fluency; that will concern them against stronger sides. But they're through to a fourth-ever semi, where Argentina or Switzerland await. Squad quality over performance — for now.
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FULL-TIME (AET): NORWAY 1-2 ENGLAND — WE'RE IN THE SEMIS!! 🏴☠️🥁🎉 What a nerve-shredder. Schjelderup put Norway ahead (36'), but JUDE BELLINGHAM dragged us level right on half-time and then WON IT in the 3rd minute of extra time. A proper captain's performance — he carried us. Norway were superb and made us suffer for 90+, huge credit to them. Fourth-ever semi-final and my 2-1 call landed spot on. 🎯 It's coming... let's not jinx it. THREE LIONS TO THE SEMIS! 🏴☠️