World Cup news today: Live updates as England prepare for Norway quarter-final

Hello and invited to Sports Mole's unrecorded World Cup 2026 quality blog connected Saturday, July 11!

The time that England fans person been waiting for for... a fewer days... is yet here, arsenic the Three Lions scrap with Norway for the close to beforehand to the Mundial semi-finals.

The archetypal last-four brushwood was besides decided connected Friday evening, arsenic Spain's constrictive 2-1 triumph implicit Belgium saw La Roja acceptable up a gargantuan conflict with France.

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World Cup quality today: What's happening connected July 11?

World Cup 2026 speech volition beryllium dominated by 1 crippled and 1 crippled lone connected July 11, arsenic England and Norway hole for a mouthwatering last-eight clash astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens.

The victor of the 10pm kickoff volition conscionable either Argentina oregon Switzerland successful the semi-finals of the competition, arsenic the reigning champions and the Rossocrociati hole for conflict successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday morning.

England's preparations for Saturday's quarter-final person been acold from creaseless sailing, acknowledgment to Jarell Quansah's red-card prohibition being extended to 2 games and caller fittingness concerns arising successful caller grooming sessions.

However, Declan Rice (illness), Marc Guehi and Reece James (both hamstring) person each been spotted successful training, fuelling hopes that they volition beryllium acceptable to look the Scandinavians successful Florida.

Tuchel is not abbreviated of alternate options, though, arsenic either Dan Burn oregon John Stones could capable successful for Guehi, portion James is conscionable 1 of six England right-back candidates for the quarter-final.

Meanwhile, Norway caput into the quarter-final with a fully-fit squad, but caput manager Stale Solbakken faces dilemmas retired wide arsenic Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup bid to regenerate Alexander Sorloth and Antonio Nusa respectively.

Elsewhere, absorption continues to determination successful from Spain's occurrence implicit Belgium connected Friday, erstwhile Manchester United's Senne Lammens was the blameworthy enactment aft his superior Thibaut Courtois was tearfully withdrawn owed to injury.