England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Miami, advancing to the semifinal against Argentina. Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid midfielder, scored both goals for England. Norway took the lead through a shot-cross from Schjelderup that deceived goalkeeper Pickford. In first-half stoppage time, at minute 45+2, Bellingham scored the equalizer. The equalizing goal was met with protests from Norwegian players: goalkeeper Nyland and head coach Solbakken pointed to the spider cam, claiming that Pickford's goal kick, which started the move leading to the goal, had been deflected by the suspended TV camera cable. FIFA issued a statement ruling out the possibility, citing data from the Connected Ball sensor, which showed no anomaly in the ball's trajectory and no evidence of contact with the overhead wire. In extra time, an error by goalkeeper Nyland facilitated Bellingham's second goal, bringing his tally to six goals in this World Cup. No English player had ever scored that many goals from open play in a single edition of the tournament. It was Bellingham's second consecutive brace in knockout matches, after the one against Mexico, a feat previously achieved only by Diego Armando Maradona. Norway's Erling Haaland was largely ineffective: he was noted for a foul during a Norwegian goal that was later disallowed, and was substituted at the start of the second period of extra time. He ends his first World Cup with seven goals. Despite falling behind, Norway responded and also hit the crossbar. The other semifinalist is Argentina, who defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time. Argentina took the lead through a header by Mac Allister, assisted by Lionel Messi, who reached ten career assists at the World Cup. Switzerland equalized through Dean Ndoye. In the closing stages, Swiss forward Breel Embolo was sent off for a second bookable offense: the second yellow card, prompted by a VAR review for simulation, left Switzerland with ten men. In extra time, goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez sealed the match. The 2026 World Cup semifinals are therefore France against Spain and England against Argentina. For the first time in World Cup history, the four semifinalists are the national teams occupying the top four positions in the FIFA ranking. England and Argentina meet again forty years after the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, remembered for Maradona's brace.