England fought past hosts Mexico to reach the World Cup quarterfinals late Sunday, while Norway shocked Brazil amid a FIFA decision to reinstate U.S. star Folarin Balogun after an intervention from Donald Trump sparked controversy.
A day of gripping drama on and off the field was crowned by an epic contest at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca as 10-man England dug deep to defeat Mexico 3-2 in a match that more than lived up to the hype.
Jude Bellingham looked to have put England firmly on the road to the quarter-finals after scoring twice in 98 seconds to give the Three Lions a 2-0 lead after 38 minutes.
Mexico hit back through Julian Quinones to make it 2-1 at half-time and were given a huge boost on 54 minutes when England defender Jarell Quansah was given a straight red card after a VAR review.
England, though, shrugged off that setback to make it 3-1 with a Harry Kane penalty.
