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As nan 2026 FIFA World Cup progresses into its last stages, we're going to get much downright titanic clashes, and 1 of them was Saturday's quarterfinal lucifer betwixt England and Norway.
Sure, England — pinch nan likes of violative machines for illustration Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham — is ever a squad to watch, but Norway has been a astonishment acheronian horse.
Of course, that's acknowledgment to nan unit of quality that is Norway's Erling Haaland, who has quickly go 1 of nan astir celebrated players successful nan United States, and the emotion is mutual.
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A batch of nan pre-match attraction focused connected 2 of nan sport's biggest stars, England's Harry Kane and Norway's Erling Haaland. (Photo by Angela WEISS and Odd ANDERSEN / AFP))
With truthful overmuch firepower connected nan pitch, location was a bully chance that location was going to beryllium immoderate superior fireworks.
However, nan first 20-plus minutes aliases truthful — up to nan hydration break — were really conscionable a feeling-out process pinch neither squad getting immoderate real, vulnerable scoring opportunities.
In nan 28th minute, England was awarded a free kick, which Kane drove past nan Norwegian wall, but up complete nan crossbar.
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Norway celebrates a extremity from Andreas Schjelderup which opened nan zcoring against England connected Saturday successful Miami. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)
But successful nan 46th minute, Norway opened nan scoring, pinch 22-year-old Andreas Schjelderup netting an absolute beauty.
The lead didn't past excessively long, though.
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring a tying extremity successful nan first half against Norway. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)
In stoppage clip astatine nan extremity of nan first half, Jude Bellingham, nan leader of nan Three Lions' gutsy triumph successful Mexico City complete Mexico, evened things up pinch his 5th extremity successful six matches at this World Cup.
England astir took a lead into nan locker room astatine nan half erstwhile Kane recovered nan backmost of nan nett conscionable minutes later; however, it was ruled to beryllium offside.
In nan early portion of nan 2nd half, some sides exchanged immoderate scoring opportunities, which included a reliable changeable that English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to extremity complete nan crossbar for a Norwegian corner.
That 1 was fended off, but moments later Norway was awarded different corner, which England deflected retired for different corner.
The 3rd clip was (kind of) nan charm, and nan Norwegians ended up putting nan shot successful nan backmost of nan net, but it was called backmost owed to a foul connected Haaland.
That meant Norway had to retake nan corner, which England managed to defend.
Norway looked vulnerable connected group pieces and astir scored connected different 1 later successful nan half, only for England to get bailed retired by nan crossbar.
England sewage immoderate precocious opportunities of their own, but neither squad could break nan tie, and it was disconnected to other time.
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In nan 93rd infinitesimal — who else? — Jude Bellingham gave England their first lead of nan match, and that was each they needed.
England held connected and will play nan victor of Saturday evening's lucifer betwixt Argentina and Switzerland arsenic they proceed their quest for their first World Cup title since 1966.
Matthew Reigle is simply a writer for OutKick.
