By Toby TAIWO
Two goals from Jude Bellingham gave a resilient England side a semifinals ticket and end the fairy tale of Norway and Erling Haaland.
The Three Lions came from behind to end Norway’s historic run after extra-time on Saturday.
In their first ever quarter-final, Andreas Schjelderup fired Norway into a shock lead in the searing Miami heat.
But Bellingham, who also netted a double in a memorable 3-2 over Mexico in the last 16, produced a moment of magic to equalise just before half-time.
Norway had a second goal controversially disallowed after a VAR review in the second half for a foul by Haaland as both sets of players were pushed to their physical limits by going to extra-time.
Bellingham came up with another big moment as he pounced on an error by Orjan Nyland to sweep in his sixth goal of the tournament.
England will face Argentina or Switzerland on Wednesday for the chance to reach a first World Cup final in 60 years.
Haaland’s spectacular run of scoring in his last 14 competitive matches for Norway came to an end against the land of his birth with Norway’s exhausted talisman replaced at half-time of extra-time.
Having failed to win a World Cup knockout game after conceding first since the final of 1966 before this tournament, England have now done so twice in three matches.
