MUNDIAL·26

Quarter-final · Saturday, July 11 · Miami Stadium, Miami · 64,478 in the stands

kickoff 17:00 local · 32°C · 68% humidity

Norway

36′ Andreas SCHJELDERUP (pen)

1:2

after extra time

England

45+2′ Jude BELLINGHAM (pen)

93′ Jude BELLINGHAM (pen)

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Norway4-3-3
England4-2-3-1
Orjan NYLAND5.2Kristoffer AJER6.2David MOLLER WOLFE6.2Torbjorn HEGGEM6.4Patrick BERG6.1Sander BERGE6.9Martin ODEGAARD7.2Andreas SCHJELDERUP7.4Alexander SORLOTH6.6Erling HAALAND6.7Julian RYERSON6.4Jordan PICKFORD6.5Ezri KONSA6.8Nico OREILLY6.6John STONES7.0Marc GUEHI6.6Declan RICE6.6Elliot ANDERSON6.6Jude BELLINGHAM9.1Harry KANE6.8Anthony GORDON7.2Noni MADUEKE6.3
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match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′123′NORENG

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 36′Schjelderup0.02 xG
  • 45+2′Bellingham0.06 xG
  • 93′Bellingham0.44 xG
NOR 0:0 ENG0'kickoff
29' Kane — xG 0.06 · Missed35' Haaland — xG 0.08 · Saved36' Schjelderup — xG 0.02 · Goal39' Sorloth — xG 0.01 · Missed40' Ødegaard — xG 0.03 · Saved44' Sorloth — xG 0.19 · Blocked45' Bellingham — xG 0.03 · Blocked45 + 2' Bellingham — xG 0.06 · Goal45 + 3' Kane — xG 0.03 · Saved48' Eze — xG 0.03 · Blocked52' Saka — xG 0.03 · Blocked53' Haaland — xG 0.03 · Missed76' Aursnes — xG 0.02 · Missed76' Ajer — xG 0.09 · Post85' Nusa — xG 0.03 · Saved93' Kane — xG 0.01 · Saved93' Rogers — xG 0.02 · Saved93' Bellingham — xG 0.44 · Goal90 + 5' Bellingham — xG 0.03 · Missed104' Nusa — xG 0.08 · Blocked105 + 3' Bellingham — xG 0.05 · Missed109' Berg — xG 0.03 · Missed110' Saka — xG 0.09 · Saved110' Spence — xG 0.11 · Saved110' Saka — xG 0.06 · Saved114' Nusa — xG 0.01 · Blocked114' Bobb — xG 0.04 · Missed

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

NOR 0:0 ENG
0.51.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′105′120′36' Schjelderup — GOAL45 + 2' Bellingham — GOAL93' Bellingham — GOAL0.661.05

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

NOR 4-3-3 attack →, ← ENG 4-2-3-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Orjan NYLANDOrjan NYLAND3Kristoffer AJERKristoffer AJER5David MOLLER WOLFEDavid MOLLER WOLFE17Torbjorn HEGGEMTorbjorn HEGGEM6Patrick BERGPatrick BERG8Sander BERGESander BERGE10Martin ODEGAARDMartin ODEGAARD21Andreas SCHJELDERUPAndreas SCHJELDERUP7Alexander SORLOTHAlexander SORLOTH9Erling HAALANDErling HAALAND26Julian RYERSONJulian RYERSON1Jordan PICKFORDJordan PICKFORD2Ezri KONSAEzri KONSA3Nico OREILLYNico OREILLY5John STONESJohn STONES6Marc GUEHIMarc GUEHI4Declan RICEDeclan RICE8Elliot ANDERSONElliot ANDERSON10Jude BELLINGHAMJude BELLINGHAM9Harry KANEHarry KANE18Anthony GORDONAnthony GORDON20Noni MADUEKENoni MADUEKE

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

44%
Possession
47%
0.87
Expected goals
1.64
45
Threat
55
13
Shots
14
4
On target
7
504
Passes completed
593
33
Forced turnovers
42
20.0s
Ball recovery time
18.1s
4.42
High-press phases
7.87
6
Fouls committed
10
1
Offsides
5
149 km
Distance covered
141 km
35.1 km/h
Top speed
35.2 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Norway attack →, ← England attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 36′Andreas SCHJELDERUP (Norway) scores!!
  2. 45+2′Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  3. ′Before the second half begins Eberechi EZE (in) comes off the bench to replace Declan RICE (out) (England)
  4. ′Before the second half begins Bukayo SAKA (in) comes off the bench to replace Noni MADUEKE (out) (England)
  5. 60′Fredrik AURSNES (in) comes off the bench to replace Julian RYERSON (out) (Norway)
  6. 67′Oscar BOBB (in) comes off the bench to replace Alexander SORLOTH (out) (Norway)
  7. 67′Antonio NUSA (in) comes off the bench to replace Andreas SCHJELDERUP (out) (Norway)
  8. 71′Reece JAMES (in) comes off the bench to replace Anthony GORDON (out) (England)
  9. 86′Djed SPENCE (in) comes off the bench to replace Nico OREILLY (out) (England)
  10. 89′Morgan ROGERS (in) comes off the bench to replace Ezri KONSA (out) (England)
  11. 90′Marcus HOLMGREN PEDERSEN (in) comes off the bench to replace David MOLLER WOLFE (out) (Norway)
  12. ′Leo OSTIGARD (in) comes off the bench to replace Torbjorn HEGGEM (out) (Norway)
  13. 93′Jude BELLINGHAM (England) scores!!
  14. ′Jorgen STRAND LARSEN (in) comes off the bench to replace Erling HAALAND (out) (Norway)
  15. 111′Dan BURN (in) comes off the bench to replace Jude BELLINGHAM (out) (England)
  16. 117′Kristoffer AJER (Norway) is booked by the referee.

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Bellingham overcomes Norwegian grit as England advances in Miami extra time

Norway opened with a goal of startling fortune at 36 minutes, the ball somehow beaten home on an xG of merely 0.02. England responded with a swift equalization before the interval, refusing to panic. A stalemate then gripped the match through the standard 90 minutes, until a more convincing chance finally materialized at 93 minutes in extra time. The arc was unmistakable: early Norwegian fortune against mounting English inevitability.

England's pressing strategy proved the decisive force. At 7.9 high-press phases to Norway's 4.4, the Englishmen won 42 forced turnovers against 33, controlling tempo with recovery time of 18.1 seconds to Norway's 20. Jude Bellingham, commanding at 9.1, was supported by Bukayo Saka (7.5) and Anthony Gordon (7.2). England's xG advantage of 0.77—1.64 to Norway's 0.87—finally translated at 93 minutes. A blocked big chance at the 44-minute mark for Norway, worth 0.19 xG, represented their only viable route back into contention.

England's 7.9 high-press phases to Norway's 4.4 generated 42 forced turnovers against 33; Bellingham's 9.1 rating and the 1.64 xG advantage proved an overwhelming tactical gulf.

93′

England's extra-time breakthrough on 0.44 xG, the highest-quality chance of the match, ended Norwegian resistance

What Norway needed

Courageous resistance destroyed by England's relentless press and their own clinical wastage.

  • Blocked big chance at 44' (0.19 xG): conversion would have led 2-0 and fundamentally altered match trajectory
  • Managed only 4.4 high-press phases vs England's 7.9; conceded 42 turnovers to 33, lost tempo battle completely
  • 0.87 xG yielded one early goal; failed to generate follow-up quality or volume against England's 47% possession dominance

What England needed

Pressing mastery and Bellingham's 9.1 rating converted 1.64 xG, though early 0.02 xG conceded exposed defensive fragility.

  • 7.9 high-press phases forced 42 turnovers against Norway's 4.4 and 33; tactical superiority was absolute throughout 120 minutes
  • Bellingham's 9.1 rating commanded the midfield; Saka (7.5) and Gordon (7.2) thrived exploiting Norway's defensive gaps under sustained pressure
  • Early 0.02 xG goal survived: set-piece vulnerability evident; tighter defensive organization required against higher-seeded opponents in knockout rounds