Summary

  • England bidding to join France and Spain in World Cup semi-finals when they face Norway in last-eight tie (22:00 BST)

  • Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Reece James all participate in full training on eve of fixture in Miami

  • Tie sees England captain Harry Kane face off against Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland

  • Spain reach World Cup semi-finals after 2-1 win against Belgium

  • Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino scores late winner to book last four spot against France

  • Get Involved: Will England beat Norway? Would you rather have Harry Kane or Erling Haaland up front?

  • When the World Cup finishes, the football continues on BBC Sport

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  1. Thank you and goodbyepublished at 14:00 BST

    That's all from us today, folks. Thank you for joining us.

    Let's recap what we've been talking about today:

    We will be back tomorrow to bring you all the reaction and analysis from England's quarter-final against Norway.

    Enjoy the game tonight - and see you in the morning!

  2. Fans, pundits, playlists and podcasts as England awaitspublished at 13:59 BST

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    BBC Sounds

    On the move or busy at home today?

    However you plan to watch tonight, there's plenty to listen to before kick-off.

    The Football Daily podcast has lots of preview content, including interviews with Thomas Tuchel and Harry Kane.

    You can also get more podcasts, 606, pre-match build-up from 5 Live, and World Cup music mixes from Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6 Music.

    Find it all in one place on the BBC Sounds app. Just tap below

  3. How to follow Norway v Englandpublished at 13:59 BST

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    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Did you sleep through England's last-16 classic against Mexico and can't take missing another game?

    Maybe you lived every minute of the Three Lions' epic win and can't wait for the next chapter of their World Cup campaign.

    Either way, BBC Sport have you covered:

    • Listen to full commentary of the match live on BBC Radio 5 Live with Mark Chapman in Miami
    • Follow along with our live text updates on the website and app
    • Watch instant post-match reaction with Jason Mohammad and BBC Sport pundits Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app and on the BBC Football YouTube channel
    • Catch up with video highlights or use BBC Sport's interactive 3D experience
  4. 'This will be a different kind of test for Tuchel's side, but I think it will be just as close'published at 13:59 BST

    Norway v England (22:00 BST)

    Chris Sutton
    Former England forward

    Norway v England

    England's 3-2 win over Mexico was probably the game of the tournament so far.

    I really enjoyed the resilience they showed with 10 men, with the subs coming on and John Stones blocking things, Dan Burn heading every ball clear and Djed Spence making some really important challenges.

    This will be a different kind of test for Thomas Tuchel's side, but I think it will be just as close.

    Orjan Nyland made some great saves to help Norway get past Brazil, but I've seen quite a lot of them and think they are a good side.

    Everyone knows about their star quality in Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland and, after shooting down Brazil, I am sure Haaland will have a big say in what happens in this game as well.

    His movement for his first goal against Brazil was just unbelievable. His contest with Gabriel was hyped up before the game but Haaland won that battle hands down.

    Heading is not even among his best attributes, but he stayed out of Gabriel's eyeline and, at the point the cross was played, he anticipated where it was going, and the defender got nowhere near him.

    There are going to be more goals in this game and it would not surprise me if Haaland got a couple of them.

    England have not controlled games the way I think people expected them to. They have been a team of moments at this World Cup, in that they have produced some moments of quality at the right times to get through.

    At the same time, though, I don't see Norway's defence keeping Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham quiet.

    If the game opens up, then England won't mind that one bit. I think there is even more to come from their front players, starting here.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-3

    AI's prediction: 1-2

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    Get Involved - Will England join France & Spain in semi-finals?published at 13:59 BST

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    Everyone seems to be picking out Haaland as the threat and rightly so but any side with Martin Odegaard in it has the potential to score and don’t forget Sorloth? England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 will win but we must be strong defensively.

    Robert, Kent

  6. Postpublished at 13:58 BST

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    We understand that only a handful of those 10,000 England fans who made it to South Beach, Miami by last night remembered to pack t-shirts...

    Miami fansImage source, PA Media
  7. 'At least 10,000 England fans expected at match'published at 13:55 BST

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    Dale Johnson
    Football issues correspondent

    10,000 tickets have been sold to fans with UK postcodes for England's game against Norway, BBC Sport can reveal. 3,500 are the official supporters' club allocation. This does not factor in ex-pats or supporters who have bought through third parties such as StubHub.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 13:54 BST

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    Day 4 of our visit to Bergen, lots of Norwegian shirts out already. Found a trusty Irish Bar to watch the match...

    Mr & Mrs K, Bergen

    And just the eight hours to prepare, cutting it a bit fine Mr & Mrs K!

  9. I've changed my mind, we might actually be able to win this thing - Shearerpublished at 13:53 BST

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    Alan Shearer
    Former England striker

    We might actually be able to win this thing.

    From the fans to the players, that's what everyone must be thinking after England's epic win over Mexico - I know I am - when I genuinely didn't feel that was the case before the game.

    There was hope, of course. There's always hope with England at a major tournament, but that performance has pushed us all further forward and given everyone, including me, confidence and belief too.

    Before I went to the Azteca Stadium, and watched us deal with everything that was thrown at us, I didn't truly believe England could win this World Cup - but I've changed my mind, and I think everyone else has too.

    I still don't know if we will win it but everything about the way we played against Mexico showed why we can.

    In my experience as a fan, player or pundit, whenever England have done well at a tournament, there's always a performance like that from us somewhere that lifts everyone, the whole nation, and makes you think, 'wow, we can do this'.

    I had it myself as a player at Euro '96 when we beat the Netherlands 4-1 at Wembley and felt unstoppable.

    I was thinking, 'we can go all the way' and that's exactly how the England squad will be feeling now too, on the back of such an incredible result when everything was against them.

    We fell agonisingly short in 1996 when we lost on penalties in the semi-finals but, 30 years on, there are plenty of reasons why this England side are capable of going at least one step further.

  10. Postpublished at 13:52 BST

    Oh John, now you've gone and set Alan Shearer off...

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:52 BST

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    At the time of reading this I looked at my battery's life on my phone, 66% it's an omen.

    John, Earth

  12. England's previous quarter-final matchespublished at 13:49 BST

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    England

    This will be the 11th quarter-final England's men's team have reached at the World Cup.

    The Three Lions have reached the quarter-final stage in three consecutive tournaments - 2018, 2022 and 2026.

    England have only won three of their 10 previous quarter-finals, including in 2018, when they beat Sweden to reach the semi-finals.

    At the last World Cup in 2022, England lost 2-1 to France in the last eight.

    England's World Cup quarter-finals:

    • 1954 - lost 4-2 to Uruguay
    • 1962 - lost 3-1 to Brazil
    • 1966 - beat Argentina 1-0, went on to win the title
    • 1970 - lost 3-2 to West Germany
    • 1986 - lost 2-1 to Argentina
    • 1990 - beat Cameroon 3-2, went on to lose to West Germany in the semi-finals
    • 2002 - lost 2-1 to Brazil
    • 2006 - lost on penalties to Portugal
    • 2018 - beat Sweden 2-0, went on to lose to Croatia in the semi-finals
    • 2022 - lost 2-1 to France
  13. How did England get here?published at 13:47 BST

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    England

    We all know how England made it to the last eight of the World Cup.

    The Three Lions topped Group L with seven points after two wins - 2-0 against Panama and 4-2 against Croatia - and a goalless draw with Ghana.

    In the last 32, England faced DR Congo, beating them 2-1 to progress.

    England then faced Mexico in the last 16 and, after the game was delayed by an hour because of severe weather in Mexico City, a double from Jude Bellingham and a Harry Kane penalty made it worth the wait as the Three Lions secured a dramatic 3-2 win at the Azteca to set up a quarter-final showdown with Norway.

    Any excuse to relive that thriller from the early hours of Monday morning, right?

    Media caption,

    England win thriller against Mexico to reach quarter-finals

  14. How did Norway get here?published at 13:45 BST

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    Norway

    Norway finished second in Group I, behind France, with a total of six points after beating Iraq 4-1, Senegal 3-2 and losing 4-1 to France.

    In the last 32, Norway faced the Ivory Coast, they progressed to the next stage after a 2-1 win.

    Erling Haaland's second-half double helped Norway stun five-time winners Brazil. The 2-1 victory booked their pace in the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.

    norway players and staff celebratingImage source, Getty Images
  15. England are ready to release the next level - Tuchelpublished at 13:44 BST

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    England

    : Players of England attend a training session lead by the head coach Thomas Tuchel before the FIFA World Cup quarter finals clash against Norway in Miami, Florida, United States on July 10, 2026.Image source, Getty Images

    The time for preparations are over, and tournament experience is on England's side.

    The Three Lions have reached three consecutive World Cup quarter-finals, this will be Norway's first.

    England manager Thomas Tuchel was asked how he plans to harness this tournament experience:

    "Players need to make it count. I've never played in a quarter-final! For sure not as a player. They will make it count. On a level it is maybe difficult to explain. We don't talk about this very much.

    "Sometimes it is also nice, if you experience something for the first time, like Norway and you just ride the wave and it is unexpected and you overachieve and you overacheive and everything feels light, light light. This can sometimes help.

    "But I don't think the pressure puts us down at the moment, I don't feel the players play with fear or with anxiety.

    "On the other side I still feel we have another gear in us, another level in us. We are ready to release it. It's on the players to be honest, we're not holding them back."

  16. Will England be ready for the heat?published at 13:40 BST

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    England's initial base when arriving in the United States was, coincidentally, Florida.

    Thomas Tuchel and his team spent 10 days in the area, playing warm-up games against New Zealand in Tampa and Costa Rica in Orlando.

    The Three Lions then moved to their tournament facility in Kansas, where daily air temperatures are about 32-34C (90-93F).

    That should help England cope with the heat.

    Dr Lee Taylor from Loughborough University - a leading expert in elite athlete performance and the challenges of heat and altitude - told BBC Sport acclimatisation was crucial.

    "That is the gold-standard method to protect players' health and performance," said Taylor.

    "They've been getting those exposures into the players pretty consistently as they had two hot bases.

    "So we're fairly certain those players are acclimated. They haven't been able to really test that in a game environment, but we're not too concerned because we know they've acquired those physiological adaptations."

    Norway played their two warm-up matches against Sweden and Morocco in the cooler climes of Oslo and New Jersey respectively.

    They are based in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they experiencing similar temperatures to the England squad.

    "Norway have played four pretty warm games, and the one in New Jersey was particularly hot," Taylor said.

    "I'd probably rather have the scenario that England have evolved through, based on the fatigue the Norway players have acquired."

    EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  17. Surrey couple to show Norway v England at weddingpublished at 13:38 BST

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    Patrick Barlow
    BBC News

    Georgia Hallgalley and Jake Hawker wearing England shirtsImage source, Georgia Hallgalley

    Combining weddings and the World Cup is rarely successful...

    But a couple who are getting married on Saturday say they are leaning into the wedding's World Cup clash by screening England's quarter-final match against Norway next to the dancefloor.

    Georgia Hallgalley and Jake Hawker say they will have a projector showing the football at their wedding reception in Guildford to avoid guests missing out on the big game.

    Georgia, from Frimley, said it was "either that or have people watching it on their phones", adding it would be "fantastic if England win".

    The bride-to-be said: "We are a football-mad family on both sides - it can't not be on really."

    She added: "When I woke up on Monday and realised it was going to clash there was a little bit of dread, but I have come around to it."

    Jake, a keen footballer who spent time in the US playing the sport, said he noticed the potential clash shortly after the fixtures were released and he was plotting England's route to the final.

    Georgia and Jake met on the first day of secondary school and were friends, but only started dating after Jake returned from the US.

    The couple got engaged in Spain in 2024 and will be tying the knot exactly two years on.

    Jake said: "We realised we were getting married in a World Cup year, but didn't think too much about if there would be a game on that night.

    "I think Georgia would have known that I would like to have it on."

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    Get Involved - Do holidays and World Cup work? Yes and no?published at 13:35 BST

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    Will be watching in Zante with Mrs G, ko our time is midnight so we’ll be well oiled. Giddiness is already at Factor 50. It’s coming home (unlike us as we still have another 10 days here). 1-1 FT & England to win it in ET…

    Steve & Suzie G, Zante

    I'm on holiday and have been annoying my wife with changing our timetable around so I can see this match live. But she's Spanish and just doesn't understand that it's coming home.

    Chris, North Devon

    Either it's coming home or your wife's going home, Chris. One of the two...maybe both!

  19. What temperatures have England and Norway faced so far?published at 13:32 BST

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    While two of England's group-stage matches were played in the hotter Texas and Georgia climates, they felt the benefit of air-conditioned stadiums, where the temperature is set to a comfortable 21C.

    The warmest the Three Lions have played in was 25C for the final group game against Panama, but that featured overcast skies.

    July is Mexico City's wettest month of the year, so when England headed to altitude last Sunday they would have felt at home - 18C and rain.

    The hot and humid weather in Miami will be a very different challenge.

    Norway's tournament opener against Iraq, meanwhile, was played under clear skies and in a temperature of 25C.

    There was rain and cloud during their games against Senegal and France, though they rested most of their first-choice players against Les Bleus.

    After being indoors against Ivory Coast, Norway experienced oppressive conditions in the victory over Brazil. The temperature in New Jersey hit 31C in the shade, but on the pitch the heat and humidity would have made it feel far hotter.

    Weather
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    Get Involved - 'A crisp winter evening in Brisbane'published at 13:28 BST

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    Went to watch rugby this crisp winter evening also in Brisbane (sunset times don't vary seasonally, so it will be up during the match tomorrow). Hoping for a comfortable win by 9am so we can start partying after bucks fizz.

    William, Brisbane

    Loving it William! Sounds like perfect footie weather. A message straight out of the public service broadcasting handbook this one. We ask the questions, you give us the answers...