• England-Norway:England and Norway are tied up in the second half of the day’s first World Cup quarterfinal and controversy swirls around both teams’ goals. It’s 1-1 in the second half
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England’s Jude Bellingham, left, and Norway’s Torbjoern Heggem battle for the ball.
It’s perhaps a good time to remind everyone that lions are a big cat, so England surely has used up like six or seven lives by this point of the match. It just remains to be seen if England can take advantage of its good fortune or if it will keep dancing on the razor’s edge
Just as I say that, Bellingham loses the ball to give Norway the ball back again in the 61st minute. Here we go
Norway was giving England supporters chest pains as the Scandina
Third time appears to have been the charm as Torbjørn Heggem cleaned up a loose ball in the box to put Norway out front
But there were a lot of moving parts in the play and VAR rules that Erling Haaland pushed an English defender over before the corner was taken, taking the goal off the board
England’s equalizer has been called into question at half
Video replay showed that the ball hit the camera cable above the pitch on Ørjan Nyland’s goal kick just before Jude Bellingham was able to hit his game-tying goal
FIFA rules state that the ball should’ve been whistled dead for outside interference, but it was missed in real time
Add that to the tackle on Harry Kane in the lead-up to Norway’s goal and both teams have had goals that were built on just a touch of controversy. Always something to talk about at this World Cup
England’s Noni Madueke is seen in the first half.
Well, if you’ve been watching the Fox broadcast, you’ll have heard Zlatan Ibrahimović really criticizing Noni Madueke, so he’ll be happy that the winger has been pulled off for Bukayo Saka in this second half
The other change for England is Declan Rice heading off the pitch for Eberechi Eze. Arsenal for Arsenal and Arsenal for Arsenal…
The second half has begun as Norway and England retake the field for the final 45 minutes of play with a trip to the semifinal on the line
The score is 1-1and both sides look much more comfortable than they did at the first whistle. England will look to seize the momentum they closed the first half with, while Norway will likely try to get Erling Haaland more involved
Norway’s Andreas Schjelderup, top, celebrates scoring his side’s opening goal.
Norway’s tactics looked questionable early, but a sudden change in style really opened up the game late in the first half
England appeared in complete control in the early going. Then coming out of the hydration break, England had their best chance yet with a Harry Kane free kick from just outside the box
But like a boxer pulling a rope-a-dope, Norway pounced on England after lulling them to sleep in the tropical weather conditions in South Florida as a rocket from Andreas Schjelderup put Norway ahead in the 36th minute
Norway looked to have England punch-drunk after the quick swing as momentum as The Three Lions appeared in danger of allowing a second goal
Whether Norway was indeed playing possum and waiting for England to punch themselves out or not will be a question for coach Ståle Solbakken after the match, but the sudden change in tactics yielded immediate results
A stoppage time goal from Jude Bellingham to level the game will have dampened the mood in the Norwegian dressing room, but it’s going to be anyone’s game in the second half
The whole bar I’m in fell silent after Norway somehow took the lead with whatever that shot/cross was from Andreas Schjelderup
But from the lowest of lows, London erupted with Bellingham’s equalizer
Cars stopped in the middle of road near me, passengers running over to the bar to watch replays of the England goal
Many have now parked on the side and are huddled around a tiny little screen, desperate to see England build on that final five minutes
There is a restaurant opposite us that’s technically closed, but all the staff are watching while huddled around a laptop
It’s just a shame the halftime whistle came when it did, England was sniffing for the go-ahead and the country was bouncing
England’s Harry Kane shoots his team’s second goal before it was disallowed for being offside.
English striker Harry Kane’s goal was waved off because he was “offside.” But what does that mean?
Offside is a positioning term used to refer to a player whose head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half and closer to the opponent goal line than both the ball and the last opponent, excluding the goalkeeper
Being offside is not an offense on its own. It only becomes an offense when a player touches a ball passed to him while he’s in an offside position. Play is stopped, the referees grant the opposing team an indirect free kick where the offense occurred. If a player scores a goal in an offside position, the goal does not count and play is resumed after the free kick
So, because Kane received a pass from a teammate while he was positioned past the second-last defender, he committed an offside offense
The offside rule is used to discourage players from “cherry-picking,” or positioning themselves behind the defense next to the opponents’ goal to score an easy point
Norway’s Martin Odegaard, left, competes for the ball with England’s Declan Rice.
The whistle sounds at the end of a rollercoaster of a first half
Before the hydration break, it was all England. But coming back from the break and adapting to the heat was Norway’s Andreas Schjelderup, hitting a fiery shot into the far post that not even Jordan Pickford could save
England did have a response in its back pocket, finally cashing in on some promising action on the other end with a Jude Bellingham equalizer. Harry Kane nearly had another goal for the lead just before the whistle, but it was ruled offside
The crowd looks to be about 60/40 in England’s favor, CNN Sports’ Jeff Paffenbeck tells us – but don’t let the numbers fool you. Norwegian limbs flew as fans erupted at Andreas Schjelderup’s wondergoal, easily creating the loudest moment of the match before that Bellingham goal
Goal England! Jude Bellingham levels the contest to make it 1-1 in the second minute of injury time
The play began down the left side as Elliot Anderson found Anthony Gordon, who crossed it into Bellingham and he made no mistake with some incredible movement to fire it into the net
The Real Madrid man is coming up clutch again for the Three Lions
England head coach Thomas Tuchel talks to Noni Madueke during the first hydration break of the match.
England is going to have to dig deep now and forget about the fact that VAR didn’t overturn the goal on an apparent foul on Harry Kane in the buildup
The Three Lions defense just allowed another couple of opportunities and Thomas Tuchel will surely be screaming at his boys to calm down and remember what they were doing prior to the hydration break
Andreas Schjelderup went to the far post in the 36th minute to beat Jordan Pickford as his shot rattled off the woodwork and into the net
Referees reviewed the play, but the goal stands as Norway has taken an early lead against the run of play
As Norway finally enjoys a bit of possession on England’s end of the field, the Norwegian fans can be heard enjoying their first “row” chant of the game
Right out of the hydration break, Norway looked very good, controlling the ball a bit and then looking to attack, but England stole the ball and Jude Bellingham won a free kick just outside of the box
Facing a large Norwegian wall, Harry Kane takes the shot and it goes over the crossbar
Unfortunate, but like my colleague Kevin just said, it’s feeling more and more like an England goal is on the way
England’s John Stones in action with Norway’s Erling Haaland.
At the hydration break midway through the first half, both teams have appeared content with the pace of the game and the run of play
England has dominated the possession, but Norway has been content to play on the back foot and let the 100+ degree heat index take its toll on The Three Lions
But England has begun asking more questions of the Norwegian defense, and if Norway doesn’t begin taking some initiative, it feels like an England breakthrough could be on the way
We’re back from the hydration break and neither side seems particularly comfortable with the heat so far in this half
The score is 0-0 as England looks to capitalize on its offensive pressure and Norway hopes to turn its defense into a goalscoring opportunity
These are the games that these breaks were made for
The first “quarter” has come to a close, as Norway has been happy to play passively while denying England’s increasingly aggressive offensive pressure
England’s Jude Bellingham and Noni Madueke shake hands during the match.
Our first real opportunity of the game comes in the 19th minute from an England cross into the box and Jude Bellingham doesn’t get the connection he wants, so the ball goes wide of the Norway goal
Bellingham is left looking disappointed, but also rubbing his shoulder – not really what you want to see as an England fan
With the hot and muggy conditions in Miami, it’s no surprise this is a match that’s been very Spain-like
England has held onto possession (nearing 74% in the 16th minute!), passing it around with no real intent or incisive decision-making, while Norway is content to sit back with 10 men behind the ball at times, save energy and run all out when it has the chance
There’s an England corner, but Declan Rice puts it short and it’s sliced out of bounds by a Norway defender for an England throw-in. Will it get better than this?
