England are in the World Cup semi-finals for only the fourth time in their history after beating Norway 2-1 in a tense match.
The World Cup quarter-final saw Jude Bellingham keep his cool in the Miami heat and humidity to score twice and give Thomas Tuchel’s men the edge in a game that went to extra time.
Having been given a scare by the Democratic Republic of Congo and overcome adversity to knock out co-hosts Mexico, the back-to-back European Championship finalists were made to sweat in Florida.
England have not done things the easy way this summer and had to dig deep once again after Jordan Pickford misjudged Andreas Schjelderup’s cross-shot to give Norway hope of a historic semi-final spot. But Bellingham, like so often this summer, sparkled for his country and slammed home a leveller just before the break.
Tuchel’s stuttering side survived a poor second half, with Torbjorn Heggem seeing a goal ruled out and Kristoffer Ajer hitting the crossbar, before the Real Madrid star capitalised on Orjan Nyland’s error.
The News was at the Milton Arms in Portsmouth, where from where Marcin Jedrysiak filed this gallery of pictures.
1. Come on England
England fans before the Norway World Cup game Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak | Iconic Resell
2. Looking forward
England fans outside the Milton Arms before the game Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak | Iconic Resell
4. Smiles
England fans in the Milton Arms in Portsmouth Picture:Marcin Jedrysiak | Iconic Resell