Jude Bellingham shone brilliantly in the match against Norway with a brace, the Real Madrid star now has 6 goals at the 2026 World Cup.
The England team clashed with Norway in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup. Dominating possession, the Three Lions unexpectedly conceded first in the 36th minute. Harry Kane lost the ball right in his own half in a closed-down situation. Schjelderup immediately took advantage of the opportunity, turning the ball to eliminate Konsa before unleashing a highly technical curled shot. The ball hit the post before flying into the net, leaving goalkeeper Pickford completely helpless.
However, before the first half closed, England got the equalizer. In the 45+2nd minute, Gordon made an excellent assist by finding Bellingham in the penalty area. The rest was purely a world-class performance from the Real Madrid midfielder. He calmly turned the ball to eliminate the opposing defender before unleashing a powerful diagonal shot, beating goalkeeper Nyland.
1-1 was also the score after 90 minutes of official play, and the two teams had to enter 30 minutes of 2 extra periods. And right in the 3rd minute of the first extra period, the England team raised the score to 2-1. Morgan Rogers tried his luck with a powerful long-range shot. The ball went low, deflecting slightly, making it impossible for goalkeeper Nyland to catch cleanly and letting the ball bounce out. Bellingham was immediately there at the right time, seizing the opportunity to fire home the rebound against Norway. A sharp goal-scoring instinct, reminiscent of the situation where Mikel Merino scored the winning goal for Spain against Belgium.
At 23 years and 12 days old, Jude Bellingham is the second youngest player to score 2 or more goals in two consecutive World Cup knockout matches, behind only Pele in 1958 (17 years and 249 days).
In addition, Jude Bellingham has scored more goals than any other midfielder at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (6 – 0 penalties). Only Gary Lineker (6 goals in 1986) had ever scored a similar number of non-penalty goals in a major tournament for England (World Cup/Euro).
England successfully defended the 2-1 victory, thereby entering the semifinals, their opponent being the winner of the match between Switzerland and Argentina.
