Norway vs England Odds for World Cup Quarterfinals – Who’s Favored in Miami?
By Sascha Paruk in Soccer News
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- Erling Haaland and Norway will face Harry Kane and England on July 11 in Miami
- England beat Norway in their only two H2H matches this millennium
- See the opening England vs Norway odds for the World Cup quarterfinals
Two of the game’s premier strikers will square off in the World Cup quarterfinals when Erling Haaland’s Norwegian side meets Harry Kane and England on Saturday, July 11, in Miami, FL.
Haaland scored two absolute bangers in Sunday’s win over Brazil, continuing a wildly impressive run for Norway, but England has opened as a modest favorite to advance after taking down Mexico in the most-hostile of territory (Mexico City).
England vs Norway Odds
At prediction site Kalshi, England is trading at 61¢ to reach the semifinals (equal to -156 American odds). Norway is trading at 43¢ (equal to +133 odds). At this stage of the tournament, “odds to reach the semifinals” are the equivalent of the England/Norway odds to advance from the quarterfinals.
Editor’s note: as of 11:15 pm ET, England has shortened to 63¢ (-170) and Norway has faded to 41¢ (+156).
The three-way moneyline has opened at bet365, which prices England as an even-money favorite to win in 90 minutes. A Norway regulation win is +250, while a full-time draw is +260.
In the odds to win the World Cup, England’s price improved to 13.4¢ (+646) after their hard-fought win over Mexico, leapfrogging Spain for third-favorite behind France (34.7¢ or +188) and reigning-champion Argentina (18.1¢ or +452).
Norway moved up to sixth-favorite after their stunning win over a Seleção, now trading at 5.4¢ (+1752).
Haaland Heads Norway Into Quarters
After 79 minutes of missed chances and stunning saves, Haaland finally broke the deadlock in Sunday’s Brazil/Norway match, heading home a picture-perfect cross from second-half sub Andreas Schjelderup.
The Man City striker would stretch Norway’s lead to 2-0 on a clinical strike into the bottom-right corner in the 90th minute. Neymar converted a late penalty for Brazil, soiling an otherwise career-best performance from keeper Orjan Nyland.
Currently without a club team, the former Sevilla keeper stopped a Bruno Guimaraes penalty in the 14th minute, and made arguably the save of the tournament in the on a would-be own goal.
Norway’s group-stage campaign included a 4-1 win over Iraq, a 3-2 win over Senegal, and 4-1 loss to France (in which most of their key players were resting). They started the knockout stage with a thrilling 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
Haaland is tied for the lead in the Golden Boot race with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe with seven goals.
Bellingham Brace Enough for England
After a methodical and largely uneventful first half-hour against Mexico on Sunday night, a lightning quick England counterattack ended in a Jude Bellingham header. That marker would set off a lightning storm of goals.
Just two minutes after he opened the scoring, Bellingham capped off another England break, setting the record for fastest two goals in English World Cup history in the process (1 minute 38 seconds).
Mexico had not surrendered a goal in the first four matches of the tournament.
Julian Quinones would make the score 3-1 just four minutes after Bellingham extended England’s lead.
Despite Jarell Quansah getting sent off early in the second half, the Three Lions earned a penalty in the 60th minute which Harry Kane calmly converted. That goal proved massive as Mexico would get back within one on their own penalty in the 69th minute, the final goal in a torrid match.
England’s regulation-time win ended Mexico’s run of 26 straight without a loss at Estadio Azteca.
England and Norway have met 12 times previously. England holds a 7-3-2 edge. None of those games have come in the last decade, though, and only were in this century: a 1-0 friendly win in Norway in 2012, and another 1-0 friendly win in England in 2014. Haaland was 14 years old the last time his country met England.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
