Saturday , 8 August 2026

Norway vs England, Worldcup 2026 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Norway
1 – 2
Full Time
England
Sat 11 Jul 2026 · 21:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Andreas Schjelderup 36' 1–0
1–1 45+2' Jude Bellingham
1–2 93' Jude Bellingham
Kristoffer Ajer 117' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norway vs England — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

  • Norway 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Norway 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-11 Norway 1–2 England

Recent Form

Norway
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul England H 1–2 L
05 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W
30 Jun Ivory Coast A 2–1 W
26 Jun France H 1–4 L
23 Jun Senegal H 3–2 W
16 Jun Iraq A 4–1 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Norway A 2–1 W
06 Jul Mexico A 3–2 W
01 Jul Congo DR H 2–1 W
27 Jun Panama A 2–0 W
23 Jun Ghana H 0–0 D
17 Jun Croatia H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Norway England
#34 Position #45
6 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
8 Scored 6
7 Conceded 2
+1 GD +4
2.00 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norway this season
25% Clean Sheets
England this season

Norway are 34th (6 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norway
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norway
Erling Haaland 7 G
England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Hard Rock Stadium that hosts another battle between Norway and England.
  • 5' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morgan Rogers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Norway international Sander Berge has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' England come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Norway are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' GOAL! Andreas Schjelderup scores on 36. Assisted by Martin Odegaard
  • 41' The travelling England supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Jude Bellingham gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for England! Eberechi Eze comes on to replace Declan Rice.
  • 47' Jude Bellingham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' A goal from the Norway international Torbjorn Heggem! He fires home on 55 to make it 2-2!
  • 60' Norway make a change. Julian Ryerson trudges off to be replaced by Fredrik Aursnes on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Norway are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against England's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Antonio Nusa. He replaces Andreas Schjelderup on 67 minute.
  • 71' The whistle greets Anthony Gordon as he departs to be replaced by Reece James.
  • 76' Norway currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Norway are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' Djed Spence is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nico O'Reilly at the 86 minute mark.
  • 89' Another substitution for England to replace Ezri Konsa by Morgan Rogers on 89 minute.
  • 90' Norway make a change. David Wolfe trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Pedersen on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Norway 1-2 England. Honours even.

Lineups

Norway Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ståle Solbakken

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Norway xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.69 England xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norway21% Draw22% England57%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Norway or Draw
43%
Draw or England
79%
Norway or England
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norway16% Draw35% England49%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
7.5%
1 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 4
5%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norway

Handicap Norway covers Push England covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 9% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 20% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 19% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

Norway keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.