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Exciting action so far this half, with a goal taken off the board due to a VAR review and both sides looking to attack.
Norway leads in expected goals 0.38 to 0.27. It will be interesting to see how these teams fare in the hot, humid weather as this match goes on.
England’s only goal from this match maybe should have been disallowed.
Video from the FOX broadcast shows a Norway goal kick hitting the camera wire before quickly falling to the ground. England immediately took possession of the ball and scored moments later.
Norway briefly took a 2-1 lead, but a VAR review found a foul on Erling Haaland, wiping out the goal. We’re still tied 1-1.
England played with fire and got burned!
After England conceded a second straight corner, this time Norway capitalized. After a Jordan Pickford save, the rebound bounced right to the left foot of Torbjørn Heggem, who blasted the ball into the goal.
The play is being reviewed for a potential foul and offside, however.
Apparently before Jude Bellingham’s first-half goal, Norway’s goal kick prior to the goal may have hit one of the camera wires above the field, allowing England to take possession of the ball, per the Fox broadcast.
This one came off an Erling Haaland header, which Pickford shoved aside for a corner.
Let’s see if either side can break the tie before full time.
Time to catch your breath!
What an exciting first half. England was dominating possession until a Norway burst led to a goal from Andreas Schjelderup.
That lit a fire under England, which answered via a goal from Jude Bellingham.
Which side will hold up in the humidity in the second half? Should be a fun finish.
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Kane took a cut from far outside the box, but Ørjan Nyland dove to his right to make his first save of the match.
We’re all tied up in stoppage time!
Off a cross from Anthony Gordon, Jude Bellingham shook off defenders en route to the left side of the box, and buried home a left-footed shot toward the far post.
We’re tied 1-1.
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Sørloth had the ball and Norway had a 2-on-1, with Erling Haaland running to Sørloth’s left. But Sørloth stayed on the ball as opposed to passing it, and his decision allowed England’s defense to catch up and break up the chance.
Norway just had two great chances after scoring.
Alexander Sørloth had a left-footed volley from inside the box that went just over the net. Moments later, Martin Ødegaard took a left-footed shot that required a save from Jordan Pickford.
Wow!
After England’s Jordan Pickford stopped an Erling Haaland header, Norway came back moments later after a takeaway on Harry Kane to take the lead.
Andreas Schjelderup lined up a kick from a tight angle left of the goal and crushed it into the net off the far post.
Norway leads 1-0.
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Norway finally managed to apply some pressure in the attacking third, leading to a loose ball dribbling in the box. Erling Haaland was attempting to chase it down, but he couldn’t reach the ball before goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
That was a close call for England.
England had a free kick from just outside the box, but Kane’s kick sailed well above the crossbar.
A cross from Noni Madueke found Nico O’Reilly in the left side of the box, but O’Reilly couldn’t muster enough on a volley shot with a relatively open goal in front of him.
We’re now at the hydration break, with England leading in expected goals 0.06 to 0.00. Not the most thrilling match so far.
A cross headed toward Bellingham in the center of the box, but he couldn’t make strong contact with the ball with his head.
Tentative start so far, as neither side has registered a shot in the opening 10 minutes.
Adams, 25, played in three matches for South Africa during the World Cup. The country’s sports ministry announced Saturday that Adams had died.
We’re underway in Miami! The winner of this match will play the winner of Argentina and Switzerland in the semifinals.
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Harry Kane refused to be drawn into comparisons with fellow striker Erling Haaland yesterday as the England captain prepares for a World Cup quarterfinal showdown with Norway that could go some way to deciding who wins the tournament’s Golden Boot.
When asked who the better striker is, Kane — who won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2018 — diplomatically sidestepped the question.
“Impossible one for me to answer. First of all, I think we’re completely different players almost. I know we’re both senior strikers, but we play almost two different positions,” Kane told reporters.
“I see myself as a different player, although I score the same goals. I like to maybe touch the ball a little bit more, but I can also play as maybe the out-and-out nine.”
An unlikely hero has catapulted Spain into the semifinals of the World Cup.
In the 88th minute of a quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday, Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí launched a long-range shot outside the box that Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens blocked but bobbled. Mikel Merino, who had substituted in only two minutes earlier, sprinted in and slammed the ball home to give his team a lead it would not relinquish.
As Norway takes on England in the World Cup quarterfinals, one of its players, Erling Haaland, is going viral — in part, because of AI videos fans are making. It’s happening as several players are rising to social media stardom. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.
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England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he once played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump, describing the experience as “surreal” and praising the president’s game.
Trump told reporters earlier this week that he had played golf with Kane, calling the England striker a great player and a good golfer.
Speaking on the eve of their World Cup quarterfinal match against Norway, Kane confirmed the round took place in Palm Beach, Florida, about 18 months ago.
“I played all right, to be honest,” Kane told reporters in Miami. “He invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach. So yeah, when the president invites you somewhere …”
“It was a pretty surreal experience just to meet him and obviously play golf with him. His golf is pretty good, to be honest,” Kane added. “I hope I can play as well as him when I’m his age. So yeah, unique experience and I was just grateful he invited me down to play.”
Strolling down Miami’s South Beach, you see two very different vibes among England and Norway supporters.
On one hand, England fans are swigging beer in the sun with a familiar slightly nervous look on their face as the pressure is now on their team to deliver. England fans are flooding to Miami, with over 30,000 expected for the game as stories of last-minute trips via here, there and everywhere flow as freely as the drinks.
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