{"id":782058,"date":"2026-07-06T06:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/782058\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T06:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:01:12","slug":"haaland-proves-too-much-for-brazil-as-england-edge-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/782058\/","title":{"rendered":"Haaland proves too much for Brazil as England edge Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norway and England secured their place in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 after a heart-racing day of action, setting up a mammoth clash in six days times. <\/p>\n

With two more Round of 16 match-days to come, the race to lift football\u2019s biggest prize intensifies.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Manchester City\u2019s Erling Haaland now have 7 goals in his debut World Cup.<\/p>\n

Brazil 1 Norway 2<\/p>\n

Norway produced a fantastic performance to upset five-time champions Brazil, winning 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the nation\u2019s history. Erling Haaland scored twice in the final 11 minutes, while goalkeeper Orjan Nyland delivered a series of outstanding saves to frustrate Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s side. Neymar\u2019s stoppage-time penalty proved only a consolation as Brazil bowed out in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

Brazil had the better of the chances throughout the match but were repeatedly denied by Nyland. The Norwegian goalkeeper saved Bruno Guimaraes\u2019 first-half penalty after a VAR review awarded Brazil a spot kick, before producing several more crucial stops to keep the scores level. Brazil substitute Endrick also squandered a golden opportunity early in the second half, failing to convert after being played through by Vinicius Junior.<\/p>\n

Norway made Brazil pay for those missed chances in the closing stages. Andreas Schjelderup burst down the left and delivered a pinpoint cross for Haaland to power home a header in the 79th minute, before the forward doubled the lead in the 90th minute with a composed finish through Danilo\u2019s legs. Neymar converted a penalty deep into stoppage time, but Norway held on to secure a famous victory and book a quarter-final against England in Miami on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jude Bellingham scored twice to help fire England into the last eight.<\/p>\n

Mexico 2 England 3<\/p>\n

England are through to the quarter-finals after edging out co-hosts Mexico 3-2 in a dramatic Round of 16 contest at the famous Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. A quickfire first-half double from Jude Bellingham put England in control before Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones pulled one back. Harry Kane converted from the penalty spot after the break to restore his side\u2019s two goal cushion, only for Raul Jim\u00e9nez to score a penalty of his own. England then dug deep to protect their lead despite playing the final 36 minutes with ten men following Jarell Quansah\u2019s red card.<\/p>\n

Mexico started brightly and threatened early, but England took control through Jude Bellingham, who nodded in Bukayo Saka\u2019s delivery before adding his second only two minutes later after Kane punished a defensive mistake and squared for Bellingham to bundled home from close range. Mexico responded before half-time when Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones finished well, latching on to a loose ball following a free-kick. England\u2019s task became that more difficult shortly after the restart when Quansah was sent off, but Kane restored the two-goal lead from the penalty spot after Anthony Gordon was fouled.<\/p>\n

Mexico refused to go away and were handed a lifeline when a VAR review awarded a penalty for Kane\u2019s challenge on Brian Guti\u00e9rrez. Jim\u00e9nez converted to make it 3-2 and set up a nervy finish as the hosts pushed for an equaliser. England held their nerve through the closing stages to secure a place in the last eight where they will face Norway.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/p>\n

Round of 16<\/p>\n

Brazil 1 (NEYMAR 90 + 10 (P)) Norway 2 Erling HAALAND 79\u2032, 90\u2032)<\/p>\n

Mexico 2 (Julian QUINONES 42\u2032, Raul JIMENEZ 69\u2032 (P)) England 3 (Jude BELLINGHAM 36\u2032, 38\u2032, Harry KANE 60\u2032 (P))<\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S NEXT<\/p>\n

Tuesday 7 July <\/p>\n

Round of 16<\/p>\n

Portugal v Spain | 7am NZT (Dallas)<\/p>\n

USA v Belgium | 12pm NZT (Seattle)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Norway and England secured their place in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 after a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-782058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}