Norway 1-2 England player ratings: Bellingham to the rescue again as England scrape through

England booked their spot successful the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup aft coming from down to borderline past Norway 2-1 aft other clip successful Miami.

Stale Solbakken's broadside deservedly took the pb erstwhile Andreas Schjelderup caught Jordan Pickford disconnected defender with a stunning effort that flew into the extortion of the nett aft appearing to signifier up for a cross.

Thomas Tuchel's men responded connected the changeable of half-time arsenic Anthony Gordon slipped Jude Bellingham done connected goal, with the Real Madrid midfielder keeping his composure to slot location the equaliser.

Both teams past had goals ruled out, Harry Kane seeing his effort chalked disconnected for offside earlier Torbjorn Heggem thought helium had restored Norway's lead, lone for Erling Haaland to beryllium penalised for an evident foul connected Elliot Anderson successful the build-up.

Thankfully for England the Real Madrid midfielder stepped up for Thomas Tuchel's broadside again and was speedy to respond to a mediocre prevention and stab his broadside up 3 minutes into other time. 

England yet recovered the decisive infinitesimal 3 minutes into other clip erstwhile Orjan Nyland spilled Morgan Rogers's long-range onslaught into the way of Bellingham, who gratefully converted, portion the Three Lions besides saw a punishment grant overturned pursuing a VAR review.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from England's constrictive triumph implicit Norway successful the 2026 World Cup. 

Norway subordinate ratings vs. England 

GOALKEEPER

Orjan Nyland - 4/10

The erstwhile Aston Villa goalkeeper produced respective important saves passim the contest, but his costly mistake yet proved decisive.

What had been a coagulated show unravelled successful other clip arsenic Nyland could not support clasp of Rogers's long-range effort, gifting Bellingham the simplest of finishes.

He did, however, redeem himself to immoderate grade with fantabulous precocious saves to contradict Bukayo Saka and Djed Spence.

DEFENCE

Julian Ryerson- 7/10

Kristoffer Ajer - 5/10

Torbjorn Heggem- 6/10

David Moller Wolfe - 5/10

Norway's backmost 4 did an admirable occupation of limiting Harry Kane's power for agelong spells and defended reasonably well.

However, they struggled to incorporate Bellingham's precocious runs into unsafe areas, with the England midfielder yet making the difference.

Ryerson was the standout performer earlier wounded forced him disconnected soon aft the hr mark.

MIDFIELD

Martin Odegaard- 7/10

Sander Berge - 6/10

Patrick Berg- 6/10

Norway's midfield controlled spells of possession and regularly threatened England connected the counter.

Odegaard was instrumental, supplying the assistance for Andreas Schjelderup's opener earlier coming adjacent to doubling the pb himself with an effort that narrowly missed the target.

ATTACK

Alexander Sorloth- 6/10

Erling Haaland- 7/10

Andreas Schjelderup- 8/10

Norway's beforehand 3 caused England immoderate problems passim and looked unsafe astatine times. 

Schjelderup was the standout performer aft astonishing Pickford with an audacious decorativeness to unfastened the scoring, portion Haaland battled good but could not marque the astir of his chances earlier being withdrawn during other time.

Sorloth besides worked hard and threatened connected a fistful of occasions without uncovering the breakthrough.

SUBSTITUTES

Fredrik Aursnes - 7/10

Oscar Bobb -6/10

Antonio Nusa - 5/10

Marcus Pedersen - 6/10

Leo Ostigard - 5/10

Jorgen Strand Larsen - N/A

Five of Norway's six substitutes were introduced with the scores level arsenic Solbakken looked to find a winner.

Aursnes made a peculiarly agleam interaction down the close flank, portion Bobb injected creativity and came adjacent with a curling effort that drifted wide.

Despite the caller legs, Norway were incapable to find a way backmost into the contest.

England subordinate ratings vs. Norway

GOALKEEPER

Jordan Pickford - 5/10

Pickford produced respective important stops but looked uncertain astatine times, spilling a fig of regular efforts that could person been gathered comfortably.

He was besides caught retired by Schjelderup's inventive opener, which flew implicit his caput into the extortion of the net.

DEFENCE

Ezri Konsa - 7/10

John Stones - 6/10

Marc Guehi- 6/10

Nico O'Reilly - 6/10

Konsa adapted good to an unfamiliar right-back role, making a bid of important interceptions and tackles earlier departing precocious on.

Stones, Guehi and O'Reilly were mostly dependable without producing standout displays, recovering good aft a hard opening half.

MIDFIELD

Declan Rice - 3/10

Elliot Anderson - 6/10

Jude Bellingham- 9/10

There was lone 1 standout performer successful England's midfield, and it was Bellingham.

His archetypal extremity hauled England level earlier helium reacted quickest to Nyland's mistake successful other clip to nonstop the Three Lions into the semi-finals.

The brace besides took his World Cup tally to six goals, putting himself successful the Golden Boot conversation. 

Anderson worked tirelessly successful midfield and utilized the shot well, portion Rice endured a hard evening earlier being replaced astatine half-time.

ATTACK

Noni Madueke- 4/10

Antony Gordon - 5/10

Harry Kane - 6/10

England's beforehand 3 struggled to marque their accustomed interaction and were yet rescued by Bellingham's brilliance.

Gordon showed flashes of prime and provided the assistance for England's equaliser, portion Kane endured his quietest show of the tourney contempt having 1 effort ruled retired for offside.

Madueke recovered it hard to power proceedings earlier making way.

SUBSTITUTES

Eberechi Eze- 5/10

Bukayo Saka - 6/10

Reece James - 5/10

Djed Spence- 7/10

Morgan Rogers - 7/10

Dan Burn - N/A

England's substitutes helped plaything the momentum during the second stages and spot the Three Lions done immoderate nervy stages.

Spence was peculiarly lively aft coming on, repeatedly driving astatine Norway's defence and believing helium had won a punishment for his broadside earlier VAR overturned the decision.

Saka besides threatened aft his introduction, portion Rogers's long-range onslaught indirectly created the winning extremity aft Nyland could lone spill his effort into Bellingham's path.