Norway 1-2 England (A.E.T): Highlights, man of the match, stats as Jude Bellingham drags Three Lions to World Cup semi-final

Jude Bellingham's 2 goals secured England a 2-1 triumph implicit Norway, with Thomas Tuchel's broadside booking their spot successful the World Cup semi-final.

Neither squad were genuinely threatening earlier the archetypal hydration break, though the Three Lions kept gaining territory, thing that the Norwegians addressed successful the 2nd quarter.

Norway's Andreas Schjelderup received the shot connected the near broadside of the container aft Harry Kane went down easy successful the mediate of the pitch, and the winger past lashed a transverse towards the acold station that swerved disconnected the woodwork and into the backmost of the England net.

The Three Lions were fortunate to not spell 2-0 down earlier the interval, erstwhile Alexander Sorloth wasted a two-on-one chance, failing to either endanger the extremity oregon find Erling Haaland.

Jude Bellingham would punish Sorloth by bursting done into the container from an Anthony Gordon transverse to propulsion Tuchel's broadside level conscionable earlier fractional time, with the Real Madrid prima finishing debased into the close broadside of the net.

Norway started the 2nd fractional successful beardown fashion, with Torbjorn Heggem scoring from a corner, but the onslaught was ruled retired for a foul by Erling Haaland successful the buildup.

Despite Norway consistently threatening, England managed to clasp connected and instrumentality the crippled to other time, and they volition beryllium thankful for the further play arsenic Bellingham netted from a goalkeeping mistake 3 minutes aft the restart.

Djed Spence past won a punishment earlier the break, but the referee went to the show to spot that the Englishman had initiated the interaction successful the box.

That determination mattered small successful the extremity arsenic England were capable to spot retired the match, winning 2-1 and advancing into the semi-final.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

The anticipation connected England heading into the World Cup were great, and though they person not been peculiarly convincing, cipher successful the Three Lions campy volition care.

Thomas Tuchel was questioned anterior to the commencement of the tourney astir the quality of his squad selection, with critics arguing it was acold excessively defensive, but truthful acold helium has delivered.

It is hard to spot apt semi-final opponents Argentina being arsenic forgiving of England mistakes astatine the back, though with Bellingham successful the team, England volition ever person a chance.

Norway tin look backmost astatine their showing this summertime with pride, though it would beryllium understandable if supporters felt a consciousness of regret.

They were the much threatening squad for important periods, and Sorloth should person played done to Haaland successful the archetypal half, but mediocre determination making and arguable refereeing decisions yet outgo them the accidental of making a semi-final appearance.

NORWAY VS. ENGLAND HIGHLIGHTS

Andreas Schjelderup extremity vs. England (36th min, Norway 1-0 England)

Harry Kane loses the shot easy successful the mediate of the transportation and Norway enactment possession retired wide to the near of the box, earlier winger Andreas Schjelderup attempts a cross, lone for his transportation to swerve implicit Jordan Pickford, whose scope is excessively abbreviated to halt the shot bouncing successful disconnected the framework of goal.

Poor from Kane and Pickford!

Jude Bellingham extremity vs. Norway (45+2nd min, Norway 1-1 England)

Anthony Gordon cuts a walk backmost crossed the borderline of the container to Jude Bellingham, who dances his mode past 2 Norway defenders earlier deftly finishing into the close broadside of the net.

England's prima man!

45+4th min: Harry Kane (England) offside goal

Bellingham slips a speedy walk done to Harry Kane successful the box, and portion the striker chips the Norway goalkeeper, the guardant was successful an offside position.

So adjacent to taking the lead!

55th min: Torbjorn Heggem (Norway) extremity ruled out

Torbjorn Heggem strikes into the backmost of the nett pursuing chaos from a corner, but the acceptable portion is re-taken owed to a foul by Erling Haaland anterior to the goal.

All level, but was it a foul connected Elliot Anderson?

Jude Bellingham extremity vs. Norway (93rd min, Norway 1-2 England)

Morgan Rogers lines up a changeable from distance, but portion his effort goes consecutive down the middle, goalkeeper Orjan Nyland spills the shot into the way of Bellingham, who stretches to pat home.

An unthinkable footballer gets his second!

99th min: Penalty (England) overturned

Djed Spence bursts into the punishment country from the near and earns a punishment aft helium goes down nether interaction from Oscar Bobb, but the referee is sent to the show by VAR and reverses his determination aft deeming Spence had initiated interaction with the Norway attacker.

A immense call!

MAN OF THE MATCH - JUDE BELLINGHAM

Harry Kane has often stolen the headlines for England, and portion helium deserves recognition for his performances this summer, Jude Bellingham has been the antheral to measurement up erstwhile his state needs him.

His archetypal extremity demonstrated his idiosyncratic brilliance, with the 24-year-old dancing his mode done Norway's defence to level the scoreline, and his 2nd successful other clip highlighted helium besides has a beardown poacher's instinct.

England person been acold from cleanable this summer, and if they are to triumph the World Cup, they volition request much lucifer winners from Bellingham.

NORWAY VS. ENGLAND MATCH STATS

Possession: Norway 48%-52% England

Shots: Norway 13-14 England

Shots connected target: Norway 4-8 England

Corners: Norway 7-4 England

Fouls: Norway 10-8 England

BEST STATS

WHAT NEXT?

England present cognize they volition look either Argentina oregon Switzerland successful the semi-final connected July 15 astatine Atlanta Stadium.

From there, a triumph would past pb to an brushwood against either Spain oregon France successful the last connected July 19.