- Norway took an early lead thanks to Schjelderup’s superb first-half goal.
- Bellingham leveled the game just before half-time with a quality finish.
- England keep Haaland scoreless and hold strong under pressure.
Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England won 2-1 against a struggling Norwegian side at Miami Stadium on Saturday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time.
The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of normal time after Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring for Norway with a superb goal in the 36th minute and Bellingham got into the box to equalize just before halftime.
However, three minutes into extra time, Morgan Rogers fired a long-range shot at the Norwegian goal that Orjan Nyland could only parry and Bellingham volleyed in to bury the rebound, delighting the white-shirted fans in the crowd of 64,478.
England will face either Argentina or Switzerland in Atlanta on Wednesday in their fourth semi-final of their last five major championships, looking to stay on course for a repeat of their only 1966 World Cup triumph.
Norway will feel they deserve more, even though England kept Erling Haaland scoreless for the first time in his last 16 matches for his country, and will leave their first World Cup in 28 years with their heads held high.
Perhaps because of the stifling heat, the first half was a cautious affair, but Norway exploded when Julian Ryerson crossed for Haaland to head the ball past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 35th minute.
A minute later, Patrick Berg stripped Harry Kane of possession near half the pitch and released Schjelderup down the left, the winger knocking down makeshift England full-back Ezri Konsa before smashing a cross-shot into the net.
England were rocked and Norway took full advantage with Alexander Sorloth hitting a rising shot over the bar and Martin Odegaard drilling a low shot which Pickford parried.
They should have doubled their lead in the 44th minute when they briefly had a two-on-one in England’s half, but Sorloth decided not to pass to Haaland and the defenders clawed back their ground to quell the danger.
Quality equalizer
Norway would regret their profligacy in stoppage time at the end of the half when Bellingham managed to equalize in real fashion thanks to a clever ball from Anthony Gordon on the edge of the box.
Bellingham took one touch to head the ball into the box, another to flick it past a defender, before turning to whip it past keeper Nyland into the far corner of the net.
The rest of the half was all English, with Kane putting the ball back into the net only to be ruled offside, a decision confirmed by VAR.
VAR was called upon again 10 minutes into the second half when Torbjorn Heggem thought he had given Norway the lead from a corner, with his goal ruled out for Haaland’s push on Elliot Anderson.
Norway’s introduction of speedy winger Oscar Bobb in the 67th minute sparked a new period of dominance, with England fortunate not to concede a goal when David Moller Wolfe headed the ball over Pickford and onto the bar.
England substitute Bukayo Saka then nearly helped his side take the lead with a dangerous cross that flew across goal in the 78th minute, but Norway quickly returned to the attack.
Saka, however, created another good chance in the 87th minute when he came to the touchline and fired a low cross across the box that none of his teammates could reach.
England substitute Djed Spence caught Nyland napping in possession towards the end of normal time, but the second half was destined to end goalless.
VAR had to intervene once again after Bellingham’s second goal to rule out an extra-time penalty awarded to England for a foul on Eberechi Eze.
Haaland, unable to add to his tally of seven goals in the tournament, was substituted at half-time in extra time and although Norway rushed forward to try to equalise, England held on to match their progress to the last four at the 1966, 1990 and 2018 World Cups.
