Jude Bellingham double leads England to semi-finals over Norway after extra time

[p]The sweltering Miami sun did little to heat up either teams’ attack, and it wasn’t until the 19th minute that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] - having had most of the ball - generated the game’s first attempt when an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a] cross was headed wide by Jude Bellingham.[/p][p]That was enough reason for England to try a few more centres into the Norwegian box, and when an overhit ball from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-reilly-nico/xOrYaNWc/"]Nico O’Reilly[/a] was fizzed back across to him by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madueke-chukwunonso/Ac57P9Pt/"]Noni Madueke[/a], he wasn’t able to react quickly enough to turn it goalwards.[/p][p]The first hydration break seemingly did little to help [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] make their mark on their first major tournament quarter-final, conceding a free-kick at the edge of their own area which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] blasted over. [/p][p]However, a cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryerson-julian/8nv0ZZYK/"]Julian Ryerson[/a] headed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] and caught by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pickford-jordan/SKTJdUtH/"]Jordan Pickford[/a] gave The Three Lions a warning, and just a minute later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solbakken-stale/pxok8eTM/"]Stale Solbakken[/a]’s side were ahead [b]when an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schjelderup-andreas/SEp0z7ho/"]Andreas Schjelderup[/a] cross flew over Pickford and into the net. [/b][/p][p]Norway had their tails up following the opener and were in search of a second, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sorloth-alexander/QwqgNkTP/"]Alexander Sorloth[/a] headed over and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/odegaard-martin/ID32TGhp/"]Martin Odegaard[/a] tested Pickford at his near post. But their failure to capitalise was punished in stoppage time, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a] played a square ball into Bellingham’s stride, [b]and he burst into the box and slotted his fifth of the tournament past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nyland-orjan/UJ9btoDi/"]Orjan Nyland[/a].[/b][/p][image alt="Match Stats" id="c0fca17c-c08e-40c5-a249-6f2dd5517bbd" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="032fbcc1-effc-4825-9577-a0d9a6e62531" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Pickford set an England record of 18 WC appearances, but that was little consolation to a shaky start to the second half as he scrambled away a Sorloth chance and a Haaland header, before he and England received a let-off when a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heggem-torbjorn/8di4FI7n/"]Torbjorn Heggem[/a] goal at a corner was overturned on review for a push by Haaland on Anderson.[/p][p]Both sides made changes at the second hydration break to try and win the game, but it was still Norwegian corners that created the most drama, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ajer-kristoffer/tK0pMshb/"]Kristoffer Ajer[/a] hit the crossbar with 14 minutes to play.[/p][p]Having repelled waves of Norwegian pressure, England finished the 90 the stronger. A dangerous Bukayo Saka centre had to be hooked away by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aursnes-fredrik/j1vdxcqN/"]Fredrik Aursnes[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/spence-djed/GQAxKWes/"]Djed Spence[/a] charged down an attempted Nyland clearance, but the ball flew wide and the game headed to ET.[/p][p]The 1966 winners had the legs to go the extra minutes, and soon Kane was testing Nyland with a header, and though the goalkeeper excelled there, he was guilty of spilling a speculative [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] [b]shot straight at the feet of Bellingham, who turned home to put England in front. [/b][/p][image alt="Momentum" id="df06f0d8-bcbc-44fa-abed-30a118a055f1" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="497668ae-b08a-470f-bd0b-0f0bc4070976" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]VAR then came to Norway’s rescue, overturning an England penalty after Spence was initially adjudged to have been fouled, but a bitter blow came at the halfway point of ET when Haaland was forced off with a suspected injury.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berg-patrick/K4OUBDgo/"]Patrick Berg[/a] fizzed a strike narrowly over to prove there was still a threat, before Nyland pulled off a superb double save to deny Spence then Saka to keep Norway alive.[/p][p]But with another backs-to-the-wall defensive display at the death, England held on - only the second time in the last seven attempts they have beaten another European side in a WC knockout match, to reach just a fourth-ever WC semi-final and end Norway's fantastic run.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] (England)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/norway-8rP6JO0H/summary/stats/?mid=UyLHmWuh"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]