Saturday, 11 July | Miami Stadium
17:00 (Miami) | 23:00 (Oslo) | 22:00 (London)
have already produced one of the stories of the after reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Stale Solbakken's side finished as runners-up in Group I behind France before producing two milestone victories in their first World Cup knockout matches. was Norway's hero in both games, scoring a late winner in the Round of 32, before bagging a brace in the Round of 16 to send the Nordic nation further into uncharted territory. Haaland has now scored seven goals in four games and co-leads the race for alongside Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.
England, meanwhile, topped Group L ahead of Croatia, Ghana and Panama, before being made to work hard for their place in the quarter-finals. The Three Lions battled back from a goal down to in the Round of 32 thanks to two late goals by , then showed a different kind of resolve against co-hosts Mexico; scored twice as Thomas Tuchel's side held out for at Mexico City Stadium after playing most of the second half with ten men.
While Norway are appearing in their first quarter-final, England return to the last eight for the 11th time. The Three Lions have reached the semi-finals on only three previous occasions – lifting the trophy on home soil in 1966 and advancing again in 1990 and 2018 before losing those semi-finals to West Germany and Croatia respectively. Having at this stage four years ago, the Three Lions will be desperate to make amends.
There will be plenty of club connections across the pitch at Miami Stadium. Haaland will face Manchester City team-mates Nico O’Reilly and Marc Guehi, as well as former City colleague John Stones, while Norway captain Martin Odegaard takes on fellow Arsenal players Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka. In all, nine members of Norway’s 26-man squad ply their trade in the English Premier League.
Norway and England have never met at the World Cup before but have faced each other 12 times previously, including during qualifying for the 1982 and 1994 tournaments. The two nations' most recent encounter came in a 2014 international friendly, which England won 1-0 at Wembley courtesy of Wayne Rooney's penalty. Jordan Henderson and John Stones both started for the Three Lions that day and remain part of the England set-up 12 years on, while Norway's current No1 Orjan Nyland was between the posts for the visitors.
Whichever side emerges victorious here will progress to the semi-final on 15 July in Atlanta, with Argentina, Egypt, Colombia or Switzerland waiting in the last four.
Nyland; Ryerson, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe; Berg, Berge, Odegaard; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa
Pickford; Konsa, Stones, Guehi, O'Reilly; Rice, Anderson; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane
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serves as home to the Miami Dolphins, Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, Miami Open tennis tournament, University of Miami, Orange Blossom Classic and Orange Bowl college football games, Jazz in the Gardens and other concerts and festivals. The stadium played host to eight fixtures during the , including the opening showdown between Al Ahly FC and Inter Miami CF. At the FIFA World Cup 2026, Miami hosted three matches of Cabo Verde's fairy tale run, witnessing two creditable draws with Spain and Uruguay in Group H before a barnstorming Round of 32 defeat to Argentina. The two other group games in Miami were Portugal's 0-0 draw with Colombia and Brazil's 3-0 victory over Scotland, while it will also host the Bronze Final.
Sources: FIFA Official
