England booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup as another double from Jude Bellingham clinched a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in Miami.
Five days on from his two-goal heroics against Mexico, Bellingham proved England’s saviour again as he cancelled out Andreas Schjelderup’s opener with a superb finish in first-half stoppage time before pouncing from close range to score the winner in extra-time.
The goals take the 23-year-old to six at the tournament, putting him level with Harry Kane and only one behind Erling Haaland, who struggled to make an impact for Norway in a gruelling contest impacted by the hot and humid Florida conditions.
England will face either Argentina or Switzerland in only the third World Cup semi-final in their history but had to overcome adversity to get there after Jordan Pickford was beaten by Schjelderup’s cross-shot for Norway’s freak opening goal.
Norway was aggrieved Bellingham’s equaliser, fired into the net after a driving run into the box, was allowed to stand, claiming Orjan Nyland’s goal kick struck an overhead camera cable before falling to Elliot Anderson in the build-up, but FIFA insisted the matchball’s sensor did not register any contact.