Thomas Tuchel said it felt “almost like we won a final” after Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane inspired England to a remarkable comeback victory in Mexico City, surviving a gruelling round of 16 tie that previous generations might well have crumbled under.Mexico and their supporters threw everything at England. The atmosphere was intense. England played 36 minutes plus stoppage time down a man, following Jarell Quansah’s red card. Jordan Pickford had to produce save after save, and Dan Burn header after header, to get his team over the line.Now into the final eight of the World Cup, England are 9/2 to get their hands on the trophy, behind only France (15/8), Spain (7/2) and Argentina (4/1).
Tuchel’s team might not have played their best football in every game at the tournament so far, but they have shown their spirit in getting this far.The next test: Norway. So, who steps up?Keys to the matchHarry Kane got England through a difficult round of 32 tie against DR Congo. The Bayern Munich striker has scored six goals in five games and is 8/1 to win the World Cup Golden Boot for the second time in his career.With Kane leading the line, England have a chance in every match they play.Kane’s relationship with Bellingham has been one of the key aspects of England’s run to the quarter-finals. The former set up the latter for England’s second goal against Mexico with Bellingham a threat with his box-crashing runs from deep. The Real Madrid midfielder is 12/5 to find the back of the net against Norway.Norway, of course, have their own superstar striker in the form of Erling Haaland. He has one more goal than Kane at the 2026 World Cup, having scored both Norwegian goals in the historic 2-1 win over Brazil. Haaland is 6/1 to once again net another brace against England in Boston.
