The groups had been locked up 1-1 on the finish of regulation time after Andreas Schjelderup had opened the scoring for Norway with a marvel strike in the thirty sixth minute and Bellingham skipped into the world to equalise simply earlier than halftime.
Three minutes into further time, although, Morgan Rogers fired a long-range shot on the Norwegian purpose that Orjan Nyland might solely parry and Bellingham stole in to bury the rebound, delighting the white-shirted followers within the crowd of 64,478.
England will face Argentina or Switzerland in Atlanta on Wednesday of their fourth semi-final of their final 5 main championships, wanting to remain heading in the right direction for a repeat of their sole World Cup triumph of 1966.
“The result’s improbable. We’re within the final 4. It is superb, however I am not pleased with the efficiency,” England coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned.
“We made life very, very tough for ourselves in the best way we performed. Sloppy, lots of technical errors, not quick sufficient, not repetitive sufficient. We had been fortunate in the present day.”
Norway will really feel they deserved extra out of the sport, even when England stored Erling Haaland scoreless for the primary time in his final 16 matches for his nation, and can exit their first World Cup in 28 years with heads held excessive.”It’s a bit bitter, but it surely has been an journey,” mentioned Norway skipper Martin Odegaard.
“We should be proud. We’re right here for the primary time in a very long time, and we’re making our mark. The entire world is speaking about us.”
CAGEY FIRST HALF
Maybe due to the stifling warmth, the primary half was a cagey affair however Norway exploded into life when Julian Ryerson crossed for Haaland to move the ball at goalkeeper Jordan Pickford within the thirty fifth minute.
A minute later, Patrick Berg stripped Harry Kane of possession close to midway and launched Schjelderup down the left, the winger turning makeshift England full again Ezri Konsa inside out earlier than crashing a shot-cum-cross into the online.
England had been rattled and Norway took full benefit with Alexander Sorloth hitting a rising drive over the bar and Martin Odegaard drilling in a low shot that Pickford parried away.
They need to have doubled their lead within the forty fourth minute after they briefly had a two-on-one contained in the England half however Sorloth determined to not move to Haaland and the defenders recovered their floor to snuff out the hazard.
Norway would remorse their profligacy in stoppage time on the finish of the half when Bellingham conjured up an equaliser of actual high quality from Anthony Gordon’s intelligent ball throughout the sting of the field.
Bellingham took one contact to steer the ball into the world, one other to take him previous a defender, earlier than turning to whip it throughout goalkeeper Nyland into the far nook of the purpose.
The rest of the half was all England with Kane getting the ball into the online once more solely to be adjudged offside, a call confirmed by VAR.
VAR RULES OUT NORWAY GOAL
VAR was once more referred to as upon 10 minutes into the second half when Torbjorn Heggem thought he had put Norway in entrance from a nook, his purpose scratched off for a shove by Haaland on Elliot Anderson.
Norway’s introduction of pacey winger Oscar Bobb within the 67th minute triggered one other interval of dominance with England lucky to not concede when David Moller Wolfe headed the ball over Pickford and on to the bar.
England’s right-wing substitute Bukayo Saka got here near serving to his crew take the lead with a harmful cross that flashed throughout purpose within the 78th minute and he carved out one other nice probability when he obtained to the byline and fired a low cross throughout the field that none of his teammates had been capable of get to.
England substitute Djed Spence caught Nyland napping in possession in direction of the top of regular time however the second half was destined to complete goalless.
VAR was to intervene as soon as extra after Bellingham’s second purpose to rule out an extra-time penalty awarded to England for a foul on Spence.
Haaland, unable so as to add to his event tally of seven targets, was substituted at halftime of the additional interval and though Norway poured ahead on the lookout for an equaliser, England held on to match their progress to the final 4 on the 1966, 1990 and 2018 World Cups.
“I really feel sorry for the lads, however that is high stage sports activities at its greatest or its most grotesque,” mentioned tearful Norway coach Stale Solbakken.
“We performed improbable soccer towards an excellent crew, however we did not make it.”
