Norway - England: broadcast, lineups and preview

Norway take on England on Saturday, 11 July 2026, at 10:00 PM BST at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final. Norway are reaching their first-ever World Cup quarter-final in their fourth tournament appearance, while England under Thomas Tuchel are aiming for a third successive semi-final spot. Erling Haaland carries 7 goals into the match, while Harry Kane has scored 6. In 12 previous meetings England hold the historical edge, but the two sides have not faced each other in over a decade, and they have never met at a major tournament before this quarter-final.

Match Info: Norway vs England

The clash between Norway and England takes place on Saturday, 11 July 2026, with a 10:00 PM BST kick-off (21:00 UTC) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The match is the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals.

Where to Watch Norway vs England?

UK viewers can follow the match on BBC Radio 5 Live and TalkSport Radio UK online. Ireland's free-to-air option is RTÉ2 on television and RTÉ Player via streaming. Norway's home audience is served by TV 2 Direkte on television and TV2 Play online.

Across North America, the meeting of Norway and England is broadcast on FOX on free-to-air television, with Telemundo covering it in Spanish. Streaming options in the USA include Fubo TV, Peacock and FOX One. Canada's options are CTV and TSN 1/3/4/5 on television, with TSN+ and RDS.ca available online. In Australia the match is available on SBS TV and SBS On Demand.

European viewers are also well covered: Germany has MagentaTV, France has M6 and beIN Sports 1, Italy carries it on Rai 1 and DAZN Italia, Switzerland offers SRF zwei, RTS 2 and RSI La 2, Sweden has TV4, and the Netherlands shows it on NPO 1. Austria offers ServusTV and ServusTV On. For fans in South America, DIRECTV Sports and Paramount+ cover Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, while Brazil's coverage is on CazéTV and Disney+.

Match between Norway and England - Preview

This quarter-final in Miami pits two of the tournament's most in-form sides against each other, with the Golden Boot race between Haaland and Kane providing a compelling personal subplot to a high-stakes national contest.

Norway are writing the greatest chapter in their World Cup history. In only their fourth appearance at the tournament – after 1938, 1994 and 1998 – they have gone further than ever before, reaching the quarter-finals. The man leading that historic run is Erling Haaland. The Manchester City striker has scored in each of Norway's five matches, amassing seven goals, including a stunning late brace to eliminate five-time champions Brazil 2-1 in the Round of 16 at MetLife Stadium. Only Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have scored more goals at this tournament. Behind him, goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland made a decisive penalty save from Bruno Guimarães against Brazil, underlining that Norway's success is a collective effort built on more than one player.

England's path to the quarter-final has been equally dramatic. Thomas Tuchel's side beat Mexico 3-2 at the Estadio Azteca while playing the final 36 minutes with 10 men after Jarell Quansah's red card - Jude Bellingham scored two goals in 98 seconds, and Harry Kane sealed the win from the penalty spot. England face Norway with Quansah suspended and Reece James as an injury doubt, yet the Three Lions enter the match unbeaten in all 5 games at this tournament, with 11 goals scored and just 5 conceded - a record that reflects both Tuchel's defensive organisation and the firepower of Kane and Bellingham.

Head-to-Head: Norway vs England

England hold a clear historical advantage over Norway, winning 6 of the 12 previous meetings, drawing 3, and losing 2 - with Norway's last victory coming in a 1994 World Cup qualifier back in 1993, over three decades ago. Remarkably, this quarter-final is the first time the two nations have ever met at a major international tournament.

The most recent meetings between the two sides:

• September 2014 - Friendly - England 1:0 Norway (Wayne Rooney penalty, Wembley)
• May 2012 - Friendly (UEFA Euro 2012 warm-up) - Norway 0:1 England (Ashley Young, Oslo)
• June 1995 - Friendly - England 0:0 Norway
• June 1994 - Friendly - Norway 0:0 England
• June 1993 - World Cup 1994 qualifier - Norway 2:0 England (Norway's last win)
• October 1992 - World Cup 1994 qualifier - England 1:1 Norway

Norway - Recent Form

Norway have won 4 of their 5 matches at the 2026 World Cup, scoring 12 goals across those five fixtures; their only defeat came against France (1:4) in the group stage when Haaland was rested and the squad was heavily rotated.

The Scandinavians began the tournament with a commanding 4:1 victory over Iraq, then edged Senegal 3:2 in a tightly contested group-stage encounter. The loss to France was an outlier that had more to do with squad management than the team's quality. From the round of 32 onward, the knockout rounds brought the best out of them. A 2:1 win over Ivory Coast set the tone, before Haaland's extraordinary late double buried Brazil and sparked celebrations that echoed across the footballing world. Norway conceded 9 goals across 5 games - a reminder that this team has real defensive depth too, not just a world-class striker in prolific form.

England - Recent Form

England are the only team at the 2026 World Cup to have gone unbeaten through 5 matches - 4 wins and 1 draw - with a goals-against tally of just 5, reflecting a tournament-leading defensive structure alongside a clinical attack.

Their campaign opened with a 4:2 win over Croatia, where Kane scored twice and Bellingham added a goal in a statement performance. A goalless draw with Ghana followed - England's one subdued afternoon - before they saw off Panama 2:0 in the final group game. The round of 32 provided the first genuine scare: Congo DR led 1:0 before Kane struck twice after the 75th minute to turn the tie around for a dramatic 2:1 comeback. The round of 16 against Mexico topped even that for tension - but England showed character, resilience and quality in equal measure to come through 3:2. Under Tuchel, the Three Lions have become a team that wins ugly when it has to, and brilliantly when given space.

Facts and Statistics

Norway and England have a history stretching back to 1937, but their meetings have been infrequent - in nearly 90 years they have faced each other only 12 times, and Saturday in Miami marks their first-ever encounter at a major international tournament.

• Erling Haaland has scored 7 goals at the 2026 World Cup. Only Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé (8 each) have scored more.
• Harry Kane has scored 6 goals at this tournament, breaking England's all-time World Cup scoring record for a single edition.
• Norway are appearing in a World Cup quarter-final for the first time in their history, having been eliminated at the round of 16 in 1938, 1994, and 1998.
• England have reached the World Cup quarter-final for the third consecutive tournament - a sequence running from Russia 2018 through to the 2026 edition.
• The last time Norway beat England was in June 1993, in a World Cup qualifier - a gap of more than 33 years heading into this meeting in Miami.