Norway vs England: World Cup quarter-final preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Fixture: Norway vs England

• Competition: World Cup (Quarter-final)

• Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2026

• Kick-off: 22:00 BST

• Venue: Miami Stadium, Florida, USA

Our prediction: Norway 1-2 England

Norway

• Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Nyland / Ryerson, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe / Berge, Berg / Bobb, Odegaard, Nusa / Haaland

England

• Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford / Spence, Konsa, Guehi, O'Reilly / Rice, Anderson / Saka, Bellingham, Gordon / Kane

To kickstart our World Cup quarter-final bet builder tips, we're tipping England skipper Harry Kane to continue his dangerous form in front of goal, testing Norway keeper Orjan Nyland with at least two shots on target.

As the early favourite to win the Ballon d'Or, the frontrunner for the Sports Personality of the Year Award, and a leading contender for the World Cup Golden Boot, everyone is well aware of Kane's quality, and with the 32-year-old recently breaking into the top five World Cup goalscorers of all time, there's no sign of him slowing down yet. The Bayern Munich man has scored 60% of his shots on target this summer (6 goals from 10 SOT), continuing to set the standard as England's all-time leading scorer, and if ever there's a man to drag his country through to the semi-finals, it's captain Kane.

So we're tipping him to have 2+ shots on target in Norway vs England, as he looks to add to his ridiculous tally of 73 goals for the season.

Not to be outdone by his Golden Boot rival, Erling Haaland is also bound to have his say in Miami as he looks to guide Norway to a first-ever World Cup semi-final, so we're tipping the big man to match Kane and have at least two shots on target in this one.

It was Haaland's emphatic brace that saw off Brazil in an instantly iconic Round-of-16 triumph for Stale Solbakken's side, and having scored seven in his four World Cup games so far, it'll be a surprise if he doesn't have his usual impact on Saturday - even if he is coming up against one of the world's sternest defences. The 25-year-old is averaging three shots on target per 90 at the World Cup, and will certainly fancy his chances against Jordan Pickford having scored from seven of his ten shots against the Everton shot-stopper in the Premier League, so the Three Lions backline will have to be at their very best - as they certainly know.

Players of Haaland's quality simply don't let a game of this magnitude pass them by, so our experts are backing the Norway hitman to have 2+ shots on target here.

Having sat out Norway's previous two, Julian Ryerson returned to the starting XI for the Round-of-16 tie against Brazil, and we're tipping him to start again in the quarter-final - but lining up against one of the tournament's strongest sides, he's our pick for a card.

Whether it's Anthony Gordon or Marcus Rashford on the left for England, the Borussia Dortmund right-back will be facing a rapid, tricky, confident winger in this World Cup quarter-final, and if his tournament stats to this point are anything to go by, he could be in for a very difficult evening. The 28-year-old is committing more than two fouls per game on average, and has been dribbled past more than three times a game in his three appearances so far - so facing two of England's most dangerous ball carriers, we aren't expecting him to have too much joy in this one.

So we're backing Julian Ryerson to be shown a card in Norway vs England, picking up his first booking of the 2026 World Cup.

Rounding off our Norway vs England match preview and predictions, Ladbrokes is backing the Three Lions to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the second time in three tournaments, beating Norway inside 90 minutes in an entertaining quarter-final.

Having won four of their five games so far this summer, drawing the other, England have built up real momentum heading into the business end of the tournament, and after getting past Mexico in the Azteca, anything seems possible for the Three Lions as they strive for a first World Cup triumph since 1966. Norway don't lose often, with just one defeat in eight, and offer genuine threat through Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, and a handful of other names, but without a single clean sheet this summer, their defence certainly seems breachable - which the likes of Harry Kane will be desperate to exploit.

So England to beat Norway is the fourth and final pick of our quarter-final bet builder, as Thomas Tuchel's side prove their worth as one of the outright tournament favourites with another strong performance.

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