'He has dragged them through all tournament' - England player ratings

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: 'He has dragged them through all tournament' - England player ratings Figure caption, 'Man of all the moments' - Bellingham gives England the leadPublished11 July 2026Updated 8 minutes agoJude Bellingham scored twice as England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in extra time to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Sport's England reporter Alex Howell assesses how the players performed in Miami on Saturday - and you can have your say at the bottom of the page too. Starting XIJordan Pickford: Made history as he became the most-capped player for England in World Cups.

But Pickford was caught out by Andreas Schjelderup's cross for the Norway opener. An uncertain performance from the England number one. 5Ezri Konsa: Really dependable as always and the performance showed why he has become such an important fixture in this England team.

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Solid defensively but maybe lacked going forward, which is to be expected as it's not his natural position. A good performance at right-back. One pass to John Stones that put him in trouble and nearly gifted Norway a chance.

7Marc Guehi: Did a good job in marshalling the dangerous Erling Haaland and it was even more impressive considering the centre-back has been nursing a hamstring issue. Guehi is always dependable but had more of the ball than England would have liked as Norway defended deep. 8 John Stones: Reads the game incredibly well and made a crucial interception that would have resulted in a Haaland chance if he hadn't made it.

Got caught on the ball after taking it in a difficult area and was lucky to get away without Norway scoring. 7Nico O'Reilly: Has grown in confidence as the tournament has gone on. The Manchester City player is asked to do an incredibly complex job with being the team's left-back, while also providing another option in the left-sided number 10 space when England are in possession.

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Pinned by Alexander Sorloth and was nearly punished for it when the striker shot over. 7Elliot Anderson: Anderson started the game in a more advanced position and it was his driving run with the ball that started the move when England made it 1-1. He was then moved back to his familiar number six role when Rice went off.

7Declan Rice: Moved to be England's deepest midfielder. Could have been due to the illness he had this week or to protect the back four from the threat of the long ball into Haaland and Sortloth. Rice didn't look 100% and was taken off at half-time.

6Jude Bellingham: Has been dragging England through tough moments throughout this whole tournament and he stepped up again to score both goals. In this form the Three Lions always have a chance and Bellingham has gone to another level during this World Cup. 5Noni Madueke: A few good early opportunities to take his man on but did not make the most of them.

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