Argentina lead Switzerland; England book semi-final ticket | OneFootball

Huge chance for Switzerland as somehow Dan Ndoye ended up all alone in front of Emi Martínez, but a heroic last-ditch tackle from Lisandro Martínez broke up the play. The flag did go up for offside after the fact, but the goal may have stood if it he had found the back of the net.

We are back underway in the second-half from Kansas City.

Talk about efficient...

HALF-TIME ARGENTINA 1-0 SWITZERLAND

The champions have a slender lead at the break thanks to Alexis Mac Allister's goal in the opening 15 minutes.

All to play for in the second-half!

Wasted free-kick from the Swiss as they had a look from a severe angle on the edge of the box. The attempt from Remo Freuler was sent well wide of the target. Massive let-off for Argentina.

Switzerland just do not seem to have any answer for Argentina sitting back and gifting them the ball. The possession has been pretty sterile.

Another record for the great man!

We've reached the first hydration break in this first-half. Argentina now have something to hold, making it even more difficult for Switzerland to find a way through.

We're already in dangerous territory for the Swiss as they push bodies up the pitch in an effort to the find a route back into the game. Argentina will be licking their lips at the chance to hit on the break.

GOAL ARGENTINA!

After a few corners in succession, Argentina have broken the deadlock through Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister! The ball whipped in by Lionel Messi somehow found the head of the midfielder in a crowded box.

Argentina 1-0 Switzerland

Argentina have struggled to get their foot on the ball in the opening seven minutes of this game. The Swiss have been fairly underrated in this tournament so far.

The ball is rolling and we're underway from Kansas City!

The teams are out, the anthems have been sung, here we go!

Coming up next, Argentina look to book their place in the semi-final against Switzerland as the two prepare to come to grips in Kansas City.

Here are the XIs for that meeting...

Comments from Tuchel as celebrations continue.

Is it, finally, coming home?

Are England good enough this cycle to get over the line?

FULL TIME: NORWAY 1-2 ENGLAND

England complete their comeback win against Norway to reach their fourth World Cup semi-final.

The run to end the 60-year drought continues.

England have to hang on for just a shade over two minutes here....can they do it?

CHANCE!

Bobb's snap-shot effort balloons over the bar after controlling a poor England clearance!

Norway should have had a corner, after replays show it was deflected high off an England shirt.

We play on.

Norway earn their seventh corner of the night after Nusa's effort deflects out...

Dan Burn replaces Bellingham, who heads off the pitch after a potential match-winning performance,

DOUBLE CHANCE!

Nyland denies Spence and Saka in rapid succession to keep the deficit to just a single goal, first getting down to stop Spence's low effort from range and then standing tall to deny Saka at the near post rebound!

CHANCE!

Patrick Berg unleashes a long-range drive in hopes of sparking Norway into another stalemate on the scoreboard, but his effort rises over the bar.

In a shock move, Erling Haaland has been taken off for the final 15 minutes.

Injury? Exhaustion? Something else?

Jørgen Strand Larsen comes on to replace him.

It wasn't exactly his best outing, either.

15 minutes in the book, 15 minutes (at least) to go...

As Bellingham continues to cement his position as England's most clutch player, there's this...

CHANCE!!

Guéhi does so well to get down and block Nusa's shot from the top of the box!

That may have saved England from being hit by an equaliser.

Norway have a corner...

OVERTURNED

VAR intervenes to deny England a golden opportunity from the spot, with Spence judged to have initiated the contact which brought him down.

VAR CHECK

This might get overturned as VAR is currently reviewing the passage of play...

PENALTY!!!

It's all unraveling for Norway after Djed Spence is brought down in the box!

Can Kane make it 3-1 and put the result out of sight?

GOAL!!!!! NORWAY 1-2 ENGLAND

It's Bellingham again!

He reacts quickest to tap home a close-range rebound after England applied pressure since the restart.

He's inevitable!

England earn a corner...

EXTRA-TIME UNDERWAY

A guaranteed 30 minutes of football await Norway and England.

END OF NORMAL TIME: NORWAY 1-1 ENGLAND

Bonus football!

CHANCE!!

Bellingham heads wide of the mark after meeting Stones' cross with a glancing header as additional time ticks away ahead of the possibility of extra time.

Norway would be in trouble here, with Heggen down with a potential injury and Solbakken already using all three substitution windows.

Norway also shuffle the deck.

David Møller Wolfe replaces Marcus Holmgren Pedersen.

And another change for England. This should see James slot into right-back.

CHANCE!!

Saka does brilliantly to dance into the box, beating to, and putting in a great ball across goal, but Aursnes does well to clear it when Eze and Kane were lurking at the back post!

England have a corner now...

Another change for England.

CHANCE!

Pickford does well to hang on to Nusa's low effort toward the far post after the RB Leipzig winger cut in on his right foot.

He's offered so much direct threat since his introduction.

Norway's corner comes to nothing after Ødegaard puts the ball out for a goal kick in wake of the initial England clearance.

CHANCE!!

An in-swinging ball into the box from Saka nearly finds its way into the bottom corner!

He was looking to pick out Anderson's run, nearly catching Nyland out, but it just can't bend enough and goes wide!

OFF THE BAR!!

Norway come so close to a second after Ajer hit the woodwork after heading the second ball goal-bound.

Shouts for a penalty are waved away, but Solbakken's side look good value for another if England aren't careful.

Nusa earns a corner for Norway after trying to dance his way to the six-yard box...

Norway breaks quickly down the right after Marc Guéhi loses out in the challenge at midfield against Haaland, with the move ultimately dying after Bobb fails to pick the right final action after he got into the box.

Antonio Nusa and Oscar Bobb replace Andreas Schjelderup and Alexander Sørloth.

England make a change of their own, and it's Reece James coming on for Anthony Gordon, with Eze moving out to the left.

We're at the second hydration break, and we'll have a confirmed double change from Norway just before play resumes.

A first (forced) change for Norway this evening sees key wing-back Julian Ryerson replaced by Fredrik Aursnes.

That was dealt with comfortably this time.

NORWAY DENIED BY VAR!

Torbjørn Heggem's first-ever international goal is chalked off after VAR judges Haaland to have pushed Elliot Anderson in the initial phase of the sequence.

Norway will get to retake the corner, however...

Ryerson's dangerous inswinger ultimately deflects out off Stones for another bite at the apple...

Ødegaard's near-post corner was cleared by Kane, recycled by Norway, and the resulting cross finds Haaland, who heads toward goal only for Pickford to parry it out for another corner...

Norway have a corner now...

CHANCE!

Saka has been heavily involved in the action since his introduction, and the Gunners stalwart looks toward goal with his customary cutback, but it's well-blocked by Norway.

Eze's hit deflects off Gordon and out for a goalkick.

England earn another free kick just after the restart, with Eze and Kane standing over it...

PLAY RESUMES

Strap in for another 45 minutes!

Two changes for England before the restart.

Madueke and Rice come off for Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze to complete an Arsenal swap for Thomas Tuchel.

Will this end up being the moment that ends Norway's summer dream....???

And there were some sections that didn't want him starting for England this summer.

HT: NORWAY 1-1 ENGLAND

The mid-way hydration break did wonders as both Norway and England sprang to life to each find the back of the net before the break.

Harry Kane was inches away from giving England the lead, but he was just a moment ahead of Bellingham slipping him through.

All square and plenty to come.

GOAL!!!!! NORWAY 1-1 ENGLAND

And England has made Sørloth and Norway pay!

Gordon darts down the left once again, tucks back to beat Ajer to square it for Jude Bellingham, who takes a touch to gain separation before slotting past Nyland!

CHANCE!

Norway are on the march again!

Sørloth breaks into the final third, with Haaland looking to time his run as they attack John Stones and Pickford, but the final action from the Atlético de Madrid forward is poor, with Stones blocking his shot.

Schjelderup stock is rising in real time.

And in the aftermath of that sensational opener, Norway were on the attack again, looking to take a shock 2-0 lead, but England survived the late first-half onslaught.

GOAL!!!! NORWAY 1-0 ENGLAND

My word!

What an opener from Andreas Schjelderup!!

He's put his left foot clean through it and beats Pickford high into the right top corner!!

CHANCE!

Haaland rises highest to dispatch a header toward Pickford after getting on the end of Ryerson's cross, but Pickford saves well.

England nearly gifts Norway a glorious chance after an errant pass at the back, but Haaland was unable to pounce before going 1-v-1 with Jordan Pickford.

Huge let off for the Three Lions.

That's cleared once again, with Norway now eager to press in the following sequence.

England gets another chance from a deadball situation after Dortmund's Julian Ryerson brought down Gordon down the left channel.

Rice to take again...

CHANCE!

Kane strikes it with real venom but is unable to test Ørjan Nyland after his effort blazes over the bar.

It looks like it'll be Harry Kane here, with Madueke also in attendance...

Play resumes, and England bank a glorious chance just outside the box after Jude Bellingham was brought down by Kristoffer Ajer.

And now...the first hydration break. Justified for sure.

England are switching into gear.

Noni Madueke ends up on the end of an overhit cross to the back post before putting a brilliant ball back into a dangerous area, but Nico O'Reilly was unable to direct it toward goal.

All going according to plan?

This is incredibly passive for Norway, even by their standards.

Norway clears after an uncharacteristically poor corner from Declan Rice.

England bank their first corner of the evening on the back of Anthony Gordon's burst into the box, with his cross cleared out.

Norway has the two most meaningful forays into the attacking third inside the opening 10 minutes.

No chances yet, though.

In memory of Jayden Adams 🙏

KICK-OFF

And we're underway in Miami as Norway look to upset England, while the Three Lions remain hopeful of pushing toward a second World Cup win.

For stats across the match, see below courtesy of our friends at Opta!

We're now minutes away from kick-off in Miami.

Time for walk-outs, anthems, and then we're off and running!

The last time these two sides faced each other, Wayne Rooney was the only goalscorer on the night.

No doubt England fans would take a 1-0 (Kane) this evening in Miami.

Was Haaland's rise to true global stardom this summer simply a matter of time?

Just ask Ilkay Gündoğan.

In what should be a tense battle in Miami, these key players for England are on the bubble to miss the semi-final due to card trouble.

It's a special night for England stalwart Jordan Pickford, who becomes the most-capped player (18) for his country at the World Cup.

He's now one ahead of legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton and Three Lions teammate Harry Kane.

🚨 AND HERE ARE YOUR STARTING XIs

Before the XIs are made official, it wouldn't be a matchday featuring Norway without, yep, another look at fans in action on South Beach.

Contrary to a couple of grumblings, it is, in fact, historically accurate to depict 🤓

For additional tactical reading in the run-up, this is solid stuff.

With the thought of a shootout looming, and England's historic struggles should it come to that, Opta takes a look at how Harry Kane should set the Three Lions up.

As for Norway, Erling Haaland has received so much praise this summer, and rightfully so, but it would be impossible to overlook captain Martin Ødegaard, who has been sublime in the wake of a 2025/26 season with Arsenal.

Ødegaard received plenty of criticism from fans and pundits, despite leading the club to the promised land for the first time in over two decades. This summer, however, he has been at his very best and will be itching to push Norway into the semi-finals.

For England this evening, it's another moment where the Three Lions will contend with excercising demons as they look to end their 60-year wait to lift a second World Cup.

Their record in the quarter-finals certainly does not make for decent reading.

And, as expected, it's going to be a hot one. Let's hope the sweltering conditions are the only weather we'll have to contend with.

Traveling fans are no doubt looking forward to this one, with Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, and a host of other Premier League-based (and beyond) stars coming together in South Florida.

Welcome to our coverage of the highly anticipated meeting between Norway and England in Miami ahead of Lionel Messi and Argentina locking horns with Switzerland later this evening!

Stick with us across the rest of the night, and as always, let us know how you're feeling in the comments!