Norwegian striker Erling Haaland took over our algorithms this World Cup, appearing everywhere on our screens: especially in the United States, where Haaland played all his games during the tournament. Already a known commodity in soccer circles, the Manchester City star has led the Premier League in goals three of the last four seasons and is on pace to shatter the all-time scoring record. This summer, Haaland has emerged as a certified phenomenon in America.
Fans went gaga when he dapped up a couple of kids before Norway knocked off Brazil, the five-time World Cup champs, in the Round of 16. He went shopping for cowboy hats in Texas; quite endearing. And it’s a mutual lovefest. “I like the Americans,” Haaland said the other day. “I think they are kind of hilarious.”
Haaland’s stateside stock could not have been soaring any higher. He’d scored in 14 straight competitive games for Norway, including seven goals in four World Cup games. About a year ago, Haaland had pegged Norway’s chances of winning a World Cup at 0.5%: and here were the Norwegians, inspired by their sensational Viking Row, facing England in a World Cup quarterfinal in Miami on Saturday, just three wins away from a Cinderella title.
So the last thing anyone expected was Haaland, the breakout icon of this World Cup, finishing his tournament slinking on the bench, eyes closed—perhaps from frustration or embarrassment, or both—with his team down by just a single goal.
Yet that’s exactly what happened on Saturday.
Behind a brace from Jude Bellingham—another superstar who has risen to the occasion at this World Cup—England defeated Norway 2-1, to reach the World Cup semifinals for the fourth time in its history. Bellingham’s game-deciding goal came in the third minute of extra time, with the game knotted at one: Norway’s goalkeeper Orjan Nyland tried catching a Morgan Rogers shot, but instead the ball bounced off his chest. Bellingham read the rebound perfectly and fired it into the net for his sixth goal of the World Cup.
The game was far from over. Haaland, however, looked worn out in the Miami heat: it felt like 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the field. And at the extra time break, with 15 minutes still left for one of the world’s top goal-scorers to tie the game for Norway, Haaland was sent to the bench.
Imagine having a prime-LeBron James or Kevin Durant on your team, and sitting them for a comeback run down the stretch?
But for Norway head coach Stale Solbakken, it was an easy call. "It was not a tough decision to take him out," Solbakken said. "He was finished. Maybe I should have taken him out 10 minutes before... He also got a dead leg in the second half, so that combined with the fatigue. He did everything he could."
According to StatMuse, Haaland did not create any chances, fouls, or even dribble the ball once during the game. He lurked in the box, but couldn’t muster the legs to pounce on opportunities, like he did against Brazil. His best scoring chance came late in the first half, with Norway already up 1-0: Norway’s Alexander Sorloth dribbled the ball towards the goal on a 2-on-1, with Haaland open on his left. It was a golden opportunity to crush England’s morale.
Instead, Sorloth kept the ball for himself; England thwarted the attempt. A frustrated Haaland had called for a pass. A few minutes later, Bellingham tied the game. England had gained possession following a wayward Norway goal kick—Norway protested that the ball had nipped a sky cam wire and should have been called dead. FIFA said no evidence indicated it had hit a wire.
Norway appeared to regain the lead in the 55th minute, when Torbjorn Heggem scored off a corner kick: a video review, however, determined that Haaland pushed Elliot Anderson, his future teammate with Man City; Haaland’s foul nullified the goal. Critics accused Anderson of flopping. “Well done Bellingham and referee,” Alfie Haaland, Erling’s father and a former soccer player, wrote on X.
Jude Bellingham of England celebrates scoring his second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal match between Norway and England at Miami Stadium on July 11, 2026. —Liu Lu—Getty ImagesBellingham, who played with Haaland at Dortmund and has remained friends with the Norwegian star, now has four goals in the last two games. England fans serenaded him with The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” in Miami. Despite the win, England head coach Thomas Tuchel was not pleased with England’s performance. “We got lucky today,” Tuchel said. “We need to play better.” Bellingham, who now suits up for Real Madrid, did not seem to appreciate Tuchel’s assessment. “Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to play in those kind of conditions,” Bellingham said.
England plays Argentina, who outlasted Switzerland 3-1 on Saturday night, in one semifinal, on Wednesday in Atlanta. France and Spain face off on Tuesday, in Dallas, in the other semi. For the first time, the top four teams in the FIFA rankings reached the men’s World Cup semifinals. While Haaland is now out of the tournament, a host of big names—Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Bellingham, etc—remain. The World Cup trophy might indeed be “coming home”: England, believed to be the birthplace of soccer, is just two wins away from ending its famous 60-year World Cup drought.
As for Haaland, he wasn’t too bummed about his benching. He admitted he was out of gas. He’s repeatedly said that Norway’s appearance in a World Cup, for the first time in 28 years, was itself a victory. Beating Brazil was surreal. Falling to England carries no shame. “How is it to be Erling Haaland right now after being in the quarterfinals with Norway and going straight to holiday? It's quite nice,” Haaland said after the quarterfinal. “I think this changes Norway. I think it changes me. I've said it many times, we're building on something in Norway.”
It’s sad to see Haaland, and the Viking Row, go. But a World Cup final four featuring the world’s premier players and teams? That’s quite a consolation.
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