- Norway took the lead from the start thanks to a surprising goal from Schjelderup in the first half.
- Bellingham tied the game just before half-time with a quality shot.
- England hold Haaland goalless and hold firm under pressure.
Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England beat Norway 2-1 at Miami Stadium on Saturday to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time.
The teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time after Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring for Norway with a wonder goal in the 36th minute and Bellingham jumped into the box to equalize just before the break.
However, three minutes into extra time, Morgan Rogers fired a long shot at the Norwegian goal that Orjan Nyland could only deflect and Bellingham stole to bury the rebound, delighting the white-clad fans among the 64,478 spectators.
England will face either Argentina or Switzerland in Atlanta on Wednesday in their fourth semi-final in their last five major championships, looking to stay on course to repeat their only triumph in the 1966 World Cup.
Norway will feel they deserved more from the match, even if England held Erling Haaland scoreless for the first time in his last 16 games for their country, and will emerge from their first World Cup in 28 years with their heads held high.
Perhaps due to the sweltering heat, the first half was a cagey affair, but Norway came to life when Julian Ryerson crossed for Haaland to head the ball past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 35th minute.
A minute later, Patrick Berg stripped Harry Kane of possession near the halfway mark and released Schjelderup down the left, the winger turning makeshift England full-back Ezri Konsa inside out before smashing a cross-shot into the net.
England shook and Norway took full advantage with Alexander Sorloth curling a rising shot over the bar and Martin Odegaard drilling a low shot which Pickford deflected.
They should have doubled their lead in the 44th minute when they briefly had a two-on-one inside the England half, but Sorloth decided not to pass to Haaland and the defenders regained ground to quell the danger.
Quality equalizer
Norway would rue their stoppage-time profligacy at the end of the half, when Bellingham got a real quality equalizer thanks to Anthony Gordon’s clever ball across the edge of the area.
Bellingham took one touch to direct the ball into the box, another to pass a defender, before turning to pass goalkeeper Nyland into the far corner of the net.
The rest of the half was all England, with Kane putting the ball in the net again only to be declared offside, a decision confirmed by VAR.
VAR was called again 10 minutes into the second half when Torbjorn Heggem thought he had put Norway ahead from a corner, but his goal was disallowed by Haaland’s push on Elliot Anderson.
The Norwegian introduction of speedy winger Oscar Bobb in the 67th minute sparked another period of dominance in which England were fortunate not to concede when David Moller Wolfe headed the ball over Pickford and onto the crossbar.
England right-wing substitute Bukayo Saka came close to helping his team take the lead with a dangerous cross across the goal in the 78th minute, but Norway soon returned to the attack.
Saka, however, had another great chance in the 87th minute when he reached the byline and fired a low cross into the box that none of his teammates could reach.
England substitute Djed Spence caught Nyland sleeping in possession towards the end of normal time, but the second half was destined to end goalless.
VAR had to intervene once again after Bellingham’s second goal to overturn an extra-time penalty awarded to England for a foul on Eberechi Eze.
Haaland, unable to add seven goals to his tournament tally, was substituted at half-time in extra time and, although Norway surged forward looking for an equaliser, England held on to equal their progress to the quarter-finals in the 1966, 1990 and 2018 World Cups.
