{"id":17276,"date":"2026-07-11T21:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17276"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:14:03","slug":"england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Norway : England Short-Handed, Norway Double-Edged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England vs Norway. Miami Stadium. July 12, 2:30 AM IST. England have a problem to manage before the match even starts \u2014 Jarell Quansah&#8217;s suspension following his red card means their right-back position will need to be covered by a replacement. Norway, meanwhile, arrive as a side that have shown two completely different and equally dangerous ways of winning a football match.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#The_Formations\" title=\"The Formations\">The Formations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#Englands_Right-Back_Problem_%E2%80%94_Quansahs_Suspension\" title=\"England&#8217;s Right-Back Problem \u2014 Quansah&#8217;s Suspension\">England&#8217;s Right-Back Problem \u2014 Quansah&#8217;s Suspension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#Norways_Three-Man_Midfield_vs_Englands_4-2-3-1\" title=\"Norway&#8217;s Three-Man Midfield vs England&#8217;s 4-2-3-1\">Norway&#8217;s Three-Man Midfield vs England&#8217;s 4-2-3-1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#The_Schjelderup_Option_%E2%80%94_Norways_Second_Weapon\" title=\"The Schjelderup Option \u2014 Norway&#8217;s Second Weapon\">The Schjelderup Option \u2014 Norway&#8217;s Second Weapon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#Haaland_%E2%80%94_The_Problem_That_Never_Goes_Away\" title=\"Haaland \u2014 The Problem That Never Goes Away\">Haaland \u2014 The Problem That Never Goes Away<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-vs-norway-england-short-handed-norway-double-edged\/#Englands_Attacking_Path_%E2%80%94_Bellingham_Saka_and_Kane\" title=\"England&#8217;s Attacking Path \u2014 Bellingham, Saka, and Kane\">England&#8217;s Attacking Path \u2014 Bellingham, Saka, and Kane<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch England vs Norway live on ZEE 5 \u2014 kick-off at 2:30 AM IST on July 12. With\u00a0 <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 and stream every remaining <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 <\/i><\/a><i>match.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Formations\"><\/span><b>The Formations<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/england\/england-squad\">England <\/a>(4-2-3-1): Pickford; Spence, Konsa, Gu\u00e9hi, O&#8217;Reilly; Anderson, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane (C)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/norway\/norway-squad\">Norway <\/a>(4-3-3): Nyland; Ryerson, Ajer, Heggem, Wolfe; Berge, Berg, \u00d8degaard (C); Nusa, Haaland, S\u00f8rloth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Englands_Right-Back_Problem_%E2%80%94_Quansahs_Suspension\"><\/span><b>England&#8217;s Right-Back Problem \u2014 Quansah&#8217;s Suspension<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The biggest talking point heading into this match is not tactical \u2014 it is personnel. Jarell Quansah&#8217;s red card suspension means England&#8217;s right flank will need a replacement, and Djed Spence is the most likely candidate. He started at right-back against DR Congo in this tournament, so he is not without experience at this level \u2014 but stepping in for a quarter-final against Norway is a different kind of test entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Spence&#8217;s first assignment will be Antonio Nusa, who operates on Norway&#8217;s left side. Nusa has been one of the most dangerous wide players in the tournament \u2014 direct, quick, and capable of making defenders look completely unprepared when he gets a run going. If Spence can match his tempo and stay tight without being drawn too far wide, England&#8217;s right flank can hold. If Nusa gets him one-on-one in space, it will be a long evening for Spence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norways_Three-Man_Midfield_vs_Englands_4-2-3-1\"><\/span><b>Norway&#8217;s Three-Man Midfield vs England&#8217;s 4-2-3-1<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s 4-1-2-3 creates a natural numerical battle in central midfield. Sander Berge, as the holding midfielder, anchors the shape, with Patrick Berg and Martin \u00d8degaard operating on either side with greater freedom to drive forward. Against England&#8217;s double pivot of Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson \u2014 with Jude Bellingham operating as the number ten above them \u2014 the midfield contest is genuinely even on paper.<\/p>\n<p>The difference lies in roles. Rice will aim to win the ball and protect the defensive line. Anderson provides energy and coverage alongside him. \u00d8degaard, as Norway&#8217;s captain and primary creator, is the player England&#8217;s midfield must track most carefully. His ability to receive in half-spaces and shift the direction of play quickly has been Norway&#8217;s most consistent attacking mechanism throughout the tournament. If Berg and Berge can win enough second balls to give \u00d8degaard clean possession, Norway will create.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Schjelderup_Option_%E2%80%94_Norways_Second_Weapon\"><\/span><b>The Schjelderup Option \u2014 Norway&#8217;s Second Weapon<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is what England&#8217;s defensive unit must prepare for that Norway&#8217;s reputation does not immediately suggest: a completely different attacking mode. Against Brazil in the Round of 16, Norway had the better of the midfield battle for long periods but could not create genuine chances for Haaland through ground play. The solution was the introduction of Andreas Schjelderup.<\/p>\n<p>The shift was deliberate and worked perfectly. Norway moved from their ground-based possession approach to a wider, delivery-focused game \u2014 targeting Haaland&#8217;s aerial ability inside the box. Schjelderup&#8217;s first contribution was the cross that Haaland headed in. Norway led. Brazil pushed forward to chase the match. Space opened. Schjelderup picked up the second assist. Two goals, both from Schjelderup&#8217;s delivery, in the space of the final ten minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This is the detail England cannot overlook. Norway are not simply a team that tries to play through the middle and releases Haaland in behind. They also have a wide-delivery plan specifically designed to target Haaland in the air. If England&#8217;s centre-backs, Gu\u00e9hi and Konsa, are drawn out of position or caught on the wrong side of Haaland at a delivery moment, he needs very little. A flick. A header. One clean contact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Haaland_%E2%80%94_The_Problem_That_Never_Goes_Away\"><\/span><b>Haaland \u2014 The Problem That Never Goes Away<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>England will know what Brazil tried against Haaland and exactly what happened anyway. The approach of restricting his supply, maintaining a deep defensive line, and refusing to give him space in behind is correct in theory. Gu\u00e9hi and Konsa are capable, intelligent centre-backs. They will defend Haaland&#8217;s movement as well as anyone in this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>But the Schjelderup variable changes the calculation. Defending a striker who can receive ground passes behind the line and threaten aerially on deliveries wide is a different defensive problem from managing either one. England need to be organised for both, and their replacement right-back needs to contribute defensively in a way that gives Gu\u00e9hi and Konsa the cover to step to Haaland without leaving gaps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Englands_Attacking_Path_%E2%80%94_Bellingham_Saka_and_Kane\"><\/span><b>England&#8217;s Attacking Path \u2014 Bellingham, Saka, and Kane<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>England&#8217;s route to the semi-finals runs through the trio that has defined their tournament. Bellingham in the number ten role has been one of the best individual performers in the knockout stages \u2014 a goal threat himself, a link between midfield and attack, and a player who raises the tempo of England&#8217;s entire game when he is in the right pockets of space. If \u00d8degaard is Norway&#8217;s orchestrator, Bellingham is England&#8217;s equivalent \u2014 and the direct comparison between the two players in the central areas will be one of the match&#8217;s defining individual contests.<\/p>\n<p>Saka on the right against David M\u00f8ller Wolfe is England&#8217;s most reliable source of attacking quality from wide positions. Gordon on the left gives England directness and running in behind. Kane&#8217;s role \u2014 hold-up play, movement in the box, finishing \u2014 remains central even as the tournament&#8217;s attack has been more distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, England need their attacking players to work back when Norway transition. If Nusa or S\u00f8rloth get space in behind, England&#8217;s wide forwards may need to make defensive runs that compromise their own offensive positioning. Managing those two-way demands across 90 minutes will be one of Tuchel\u2019s primary instructions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One suspension, two very different Norwegian attacking modes, a midfield contest between two of the most complete central players in international football, and Haaland waiting for one moment of looseness. This match has everything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>England vs Norway \u2014 live on ZEE 5, July 12, 2:30 AM IST. Watch the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 quarter-finals live in India on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England vs Norway. Miami Stadium. July 12, 2:30 AM IST. England have a problem to manage before the match even starts \u2014 Jarell Quansah&#8217;s suspension following his red card means their right-back position will need to be covered by a replacement. 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