England are through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals after Jude Bellingham scored twice in a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway at Miami Stadium on 11 July. The result ends Norway’s deepest World Cup run in 28 years and puts England one match from a first final since 1966.
Norway struck first through a cross-shot credited to Schjelderup, but Bellingham drove through the area to level the quarterfinal. His second goal in extra time settled a tense contest in which England had to manage Norway’s direct threat and Erling Haaland’s presence around the box.
The equaliser became the match’s flashpoint. Norway argued that a goal kick had hit an overhead camera cable before the England move developed; FIFA said the ball sensor did not register contact. That explanation will not remove the frustration, but it preserved the result and gave the tournament another video-technology debate.
England now travel to Atlanta for a semifinal on Wednesday, 15 July, against the winner of Argentina and Switzerland. The other semifinal, Spain against France in Dallas, gives the final four a strikingly different shape: three former champions and an England side still pursuing its second world title.
For supporters planning the Atlanta leg, the turnaround is short. Miami-to-Atlanta is roughly 970 km by road, while direct air travel is the practical route for most travelling fans. England’s immediate challenge is recovery; its larger challenge is turning a dramatic escape into the controlled performance required to reach the 19 July final in New York/New Jersey.
Bellingham’s two goals changed the headline, but England will study the uneven passages just as closely. Norway showed that quick wide deliveries, second balls and sustained pressure can unsettle them. In a semifinal, England’s margin for another slow start will be smaller.