England turned the tables on Norway to end their historic World Cup 2026 campaign, which stopped at the quarterfinal stage reached by Erling Haaland's teammates for the first time in their history, while the Three Lions advanced to the semifinals, awaiting the winner of Argentina vs Switzerland.

England turned a one-goal deficit into a 2-1 victory after a tough match that went to extra time, with Jude Bellingham as the hero, scoring both English goals.

This win also broke a curse that had plagued England in many World Cup editions - stumbling in the quarterfinals. The English had only reached the semifinals in three editions: 1966, 1990, and 2018.

This is the first time in World Cup history that England has appeared in the semifinals twice within three consecutive editions, while they have only reached the final once, when they won their only title in 1966.