{"id":35455,"date":"2026-07-12T02:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/world-cup-2026-reaction-to-englands-quarter-final-win-over-norway-and-more-live-world-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:05:19","slug":"world-cup-2026-reaction-to-englands-quarter-final-win-over-norway-and-more-live-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/world-cup-2026-reaction-to-englands-quarter-final-win-over-norway-and-more-live-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: reaction to England\u2019s quarter-final win over Norway and more \u2013 live | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><span class=\"dcr-1wrshbb\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1wrshbb\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Gabriel Clarke<\/strong> was the reporter with the responsibility of getting postmatch quotes from <strong>Tuchel<\/strong> and <strong>Bellingham<\/strong> in the flash zone \u2013 and he did a remarkable job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tuchel became wide-eyed and animated liked <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UcJkLGKl-dU\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Spud during his job interview in Trainspotting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Bellingham, meanwhile, gave the impression he did not care much for any implied criticism from the German about the team\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation mark\u2026 asked to respond to that criticism, Bellingham was clearly not impressed. \u201cYeah, well, whatever. Whatever,\u201d he said, his body language also telling. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult out there. It\u2019s a tough shift. All the players have put in a tough shift, so my thoughts and appreciation goes to the players who were out there and put in a great shift yet again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pressed further in another post-match interview, Bellingham said: \u201cMaybe he doesn\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, [Martin] \u00d8degaard, [Antonio] Nusa, [Alexander] S\u00f8rloth. That\u2019s not an easy team to play against. So, I think we\u2019ve tried to create a positive environment. You\u2019re not going to win every game, popping the ball and making a thousand passes. Sometimes you have to win dirty, and we\u2019ve done that again tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cAt the risk of being the 1,000th to say it \u2013 it\u2019s the Cable of God,\u201d jokes George Peacock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Get those gags in now folks because there will be enough \u201cof God\u201d references over the coming days to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Norway<\/strong> were aggrieved that England\u2019s opening goal was allowed to stand after the ball appeared to strike a cable attached to one of the overhead TV cameras, allowing Elliot Anderson to accept possession unopposed and feed assist-maker Anthony Gordon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI can sit here and cry but I don\u2019t want to do that,\u201d remarked St\u00e5le Solbakken. \u201cWe have done everything we could \u2013 the players have been phenomenal throughout the tournament. OK it was bizarre but it\u2019s part of football and why it is the best sport in the world because things like that can happen. We have to accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Fifa released a statement saying a sensor in the ball showed no evidence it had touched a cable.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Our own <strong>Ed Aarons<\/strong> rated <strong>Noni Madueke<\/strong> as England\u2019s poorest performer. On US TV <strong>Zlatan Ibrahimovic<\/strong> kept the internet furnace stoked with a half-time rant that suggested England were effectively playing with 10 men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Thomas Tuchel<\/strong> has clearly done extremely well to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup but the number of unused and underperforming members of his squad will make for interesting historical analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">There were some handy cameos elsewhere though with <strong>Djed Spence<\/strong> making an impact at left back, <strong>Morgan Rogers<\/strong> adding much needed energy, and <strong>Dan Burn<\/strong> reminding everyone that even in the modern passing and possession era it\u2019s perfectly fine to stick on a big fella when you\u2019re defending a lead and enjoy watching him head crosses away.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a001.34 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Barney touches on the bewildering omission of <strong>Kobbie Mainoo<\/strong>. The Manchester United midfielder has played no part in England\u2019s campaign so far despite being a reasonable option off the bench in his team\u2019s first five matches and the blindingly obvious one in their sixth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tuchel went to absurd lengths to avoid playing him against Norway, instead starting a desiccated Declan Rice, replacing him with Eberechi Eze in an advanced role that destabilised the entire structure, followed by a half-fit right fullback Reece James as he played whack-a-mole to problems of his own making.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markAcross those 120 minutes the central midfield duo went from Declan Rice and Anderson to Bellingham and Anderson, to Reece James and Anderson, to Morgan Rogers and Anderson. Not Kobbie Mainoo, notably, who is presumably behind David Beckham, a cone, a giant lizard and the TV camera cable in the running for a spot. Why is Mainoo here? Why is Adam Wharton not here? These are questions deserving of a genuine answer.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/atoms\/2026\/04\/player-profiles\/embed-profile\/embed\/embed.html?team=england&amp;player=16\" class=\"dcr-olkhl1\">Kobbie Mainoo, England&#8217;s unused midfielder.<\/a>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong>Barney Ronay<\/strong> was in Miami to witness the latest instalment of the Jude Bellingham force of will tour. Beneath the deserved adulation for England\u2019s two-goal hero there is no shortage of concern for a team that has lost its spark and a coach that no longer seems to know his best XI.<\/p>\n<p>double quotation markAt times this felt like the familiar England parade of we are the hollow men, stuffed men, waiting for the game to happen to them, football as a slow suffocation in that thick sweet air. But they also had Jude Bellingham, who seems increasingly to exist as an entirely different category of human in this team, out there playing a parallel tournament, one that has to this point swept the rest of them along in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1pxv6ha\">Preamble<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-scesqk\">Jonathan Howcroft<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Whether you\u2019re just catching your breath after an epic double header, or waking up to the news of a pair of thrilling quarter-finals, stick with us here for all the news and reaction from a gripping 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Just four teams remain alive in the draw with <strong>England<\/strong> and <strong>Argentina<\/strong> joining <strong>France<\/strong> and <strong>Spain<\/strong> in the semis. For the first time since FIFA\u2019s rankings began in 1992 the World Cup semi-finalists are the top four sides in the world on paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">England were made to toil in the Miami heat by Norway but not for the first time <strong>Jude<\/strong> <strong>Bellingham<\/strong> delivered when it mattered on the big stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Argentina also required extra-time to battle past European opposition; their hero was <strong>Julian Alvarez<\/strong>, but they also owe <strong>Breel Embolo<\/strong> a debt of gratitude for getting himself sent off when <strong>Switzerland<\/strong> had an historic result in their sights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">If you have any thoughts on any of the above, or indeed anything else World Cup related, do get in touch with an email \u2013 jonathan.howcroft.freelance@theguardian.com. Let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Gabriel Clarke was the reporter with the responsibility of getting postmatch quotes from Tuchel and Bellingham in the flash zone \u2013 and he did a remarkable job. Tuchel became wide-eyed and animated liked Spud during his job interview in Trainspotting. 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