Bellingham double fires England past Norway into World Cup semis

Jude Bellingham emerged as England's hero, scoring twice to secure a dramatic 2-1 extra-time victory against Norway and propel the Three Lions into the World Cup semi-finals. This marks England's first appearance in a World Cup quarter-final, and their win ends Norway's historic tournament run.

Norway took a surprising lead in the searing Miami heat through Andreas Schjelderup's powerful shot. However, Bellingham, who had also scored twice in the previous round, responded with a moment of brilliance to equalize just before halftime. The match was physically demanding, pushing players to their limits in the intense conditions.

A controversial moment occurred in the second half when Norway had a goal disallowed after a VAR review for a foul by Erling Haaland. As the game went into extra time, Bellingham capitalized on an error by Norwegian goalkeeper Orjan Nyland to score the winning goal, his sixth of the tournament, putting him level with Harry Kane.

England manager Thomas Tuchel expressed dissatisfaction with his team's performance, despite the win. He cited sloppy play, technical errors, and a lack of speed as areas needing improvement. "We were lucky today," Tuchel admitted.

Norway's star striker Erling Haaland, who had scored in his last 14 competitive matches, had a quiet game and was substituted in extra time. England now prepares to face either Argentina or Switzerland in the semi-finals, with a chance to reach their first World Cup final in six decades.

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We are in the last four. It's amazing but not happy with the performance, in every sense. We made life difficult for (ourselves) in the way we played and how we played -- sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough, not repetitive enough. We were lucky today.