England beats Norway 2-1 to reach World Cup semifinals

Norway almost extended its lead in the 44th minute. It had a 2-on-1 with Alexander Sorloth running at goal and Haaland waiting, but John Stones defended it to perfection and forced a blocked shot.

England leveled the match in stoppage time. Anthony Gordon drove down the left wing and found Bellingham, who wove his way past two defenders and hammered home a left-footed finish. One minute later, Kane had the ball in the back of the net but was ruled offside.

Norway thought it had restored the lead in the 55th minute through Torbjorn Heggem, but the celebrations were cut short. Following a VAR review, the referee judged that Haaland had fouled Elliot Anderson in the build-up and the goal was overturned.

England was close to a goal in the 87th minute as Bukayo Saka skillfully dribbled past a defender on the right side of the penalty area and delivered a low cross into the six-yard box. Fredrik Aursnes cleared the ball over his own goal in the nick of time, ahead of Eberechi Eze. Bellingham then had a chance to win it in the final seconds of regulation, but his header flashed wide of the post.

England took the lead in the 93rd minute as Bellingham reacted quickest after goalkeeper Orjan Nyland failed to deal with a long-range effort and smashed the rebound into the net.

The lead could have been extended further as England was awarded a penalty kick. Djed Spence was taken down by Oscar Bobb in the box, but after a VAR review, the decision was overturned.

Norway threw everything forward in search of an equalizer, but Patrick Berg's 109th-minute effort flew over the bar. England had several chances to secure the win on the counterattack, but Nyland redeemed himself with a fine double save to deny both Spence and Saka in quick succession.

With the victory, England reached its first World Cup semifinal in eight years as it continues its quest to repeat the glory of 1966.

Despite the defeat, Norway already had a historic run, reaching the last eight for the first time in history.