Haaland's Norway take on Bellingham's England in World Cup last-eight clash 

Haaland’s Norway and Bellingham's England, for the first time, are bound to head one another on the world stage, and the stakes could hardly be any higher than it is. On one side, Norway has just committed its further and craziest run in the FIFA World Cup, with an elite attack. And on the other, England stands with a generation like no other. The winner pushes and books their semi-final spot, while the loser ends its World Cup dreams in the sunny Florida city of Miami. 

With the previous games being Norway vs Brazil, Haaland locks in Norway's quarter final dreams by scoring both goals of the 2 – 1 win against Neymar's Brazil.

Haaland reportedly claimed this game will be personally more special, especially as England is the land of his birth and the nation of his current team Manchester City.

While as England's Bellingham call on England to not fear anyone ahead of the World Cup clash against Norway, after he scored 2 goals against Mexico sending them home in their home Azteca stadium. 

Once being teammates in Dortmund, to now being rivals in the upcoming game, Erling Haaland and Bellingham will fight for the spot they claim as theirs.  

Uncharted Territory 

This being Norway's only 4th world cup appearance and only have reaching the round of 16, the quarter finals is a new chapter of hope and dreams for the Vikings. With every additional minute in Miami being critical for Norway, the desperation to go even further will be evident.  

The signature moment of Norway's win against Neymar's Brazil, has led to manager Solbakken calling the game "the greatest day in Norway’s football history." In where Guimaraes has his penalty saved by the Viking keeper Orjan Nyland. 

To further add, Norway's Halaand stands out as an icon for Norway having 62 goals in 54 games while representing Norway and 198 goals during his overall club history. 

England's Message 

England plans to host the 2028 Euro, having made 2 finals in 2020 and 2024, their progress and overall performance in the World Cup will determine the chances England has.  

With their captain having the most goals in England's World Cup history at 14 goals, 82 overall goals while representing England, and 6 World Cup pens; the knighted Harry Kane will highlight the strength and capabilities for England. 

England having only reached the finals once, in which they won and celebrated in 1966, motivates England to work for a second final and win.  

However, England will not have the center back Quanash for the quarter finals and possibly the semifinals due to the terrorizing foul he committed against Mexico in which it led to a red card. As well as having both Henderson and James out due to injuries which could impact the game and England’s performance. 

England – Spence, O'Reilly, Konsa, Guehi, Anderson, Rice, Saka, Bellingham, Gordon, Kane 

Norway – Nyland, Ryerson, Ajer, Hegge, Wolfe, Berg, Berge; Bobb, Odegaard, Schjelderup, Haaland