England march on
England are through. They saw off Norway 2–1 in the quarter-finals, and a family that's followed them all summer dares to look a little further up the bracket. On to the semi-finals.
A. Schjelderup
Goal · M. Odegaard
J. Bellingham
Goal · A. Gordon
N. Madueke
Substitution · B. Saka
D. Rice
Substitution · E. Eze
T. Heggem
VAR · Goal Disallowed - Foul
J. Ryerson
Substitution · F. Aursnes
A. Sorloth
Substitution · O. Bobb
A. Schjelderup
Substitution · A. Nusa
A. Gordon
Substitution · R. James
N. O'Reilly
Substitution · D. Spence
E. Konsa
Substitution · M. Rogers
D. Wolfe
Substitution · M. Pedersen
T. Heggem
Substitution · L. Ostigard
J. Bellingham
Goal · Normal Goal
E. Haaland
Substitution · J. Larsen
J. Bellingham
Substitution · D. Burn
K. Ajer
Booking · Yellow Card
Norway arrive at the World Cup quarterfinals riding momentum, with Erling Haaland freshly deployed after a two-goal performance that underlined his tournament form. The squad faces a stern test against England, though a fitness concern has emerged within the camp in the hours before kickoff. Norway's approach remains grounded—backing their gameplan over the occasion—as they hunt a path to the latter stages against one of the tournament's heavyweights.
Why it matters
Ours are out — England in a quarter-final. Win or go home.
Erling Haaland
Norway
The team's gravity and one of the planet's deadliest finishers, hungry for a long-awaited global stage.
Harry Kane
England
The captain and focal point England lean on whenever the stakes climb.
England are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.
Norway are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.
Read it again slowly: England have won the World Cup. They beat France 6–4 in the final, and everything this family shouted at a screen all summer just turned into the story you'll be telling for the rest of your lives. Champions of the world.
From the group stage to the last kick of the summer — England went the whole way. A family that followed every minute of it now owns the best ending football can write. World champions.
Teams out: Norway 4-3-3 · England 4-2-3-1. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.