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England's run to the World Cup semi-finals is part of the 2026 tournament, and the last-eight stage sees the remaining teams knocked out one by one until only four are left. The quarter-final against Norway was played in Miami Gardens, one of the venues hosting matches in the United States, Mexico and Canada, and finished level after normal time before being settled in extra time, an additional 30 minutes played when scores are tied after 90.

Thomas Tuchel is England's head coach, having taken charge of the team in the buildup to this tournament, and his squad includes established regulars such as John Stones and Bukayo Saka alongside newer faces like Ezri Konsa and Noni Madueke. Norway had been one of the tournament's surprise packages, having eliminated Brazil, a traditional football powerhouse, in the previous round.

Reaching the semi-finals matters because it puts England one win away from a World Cup final, a stage the men's team has reached only once before, in 1966. The result also ends Norway's own campaign, having been among the smaller footballing nations to make an unexpectedly deep run in this tournament.