Norway v England: World Cup 2026 quarter-final – live
⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm EDT/10pm BST/7am AEST ⚽️ Player guide Bracketology Golden Boot Mail Scott Weather report. It’s currently 33C (91F) in Miami, and
⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 5pm EDT/10pm BST/7am AEST ⚽️ Player guide Bracketology Golden Boot Mail Scott Weather report. It’s currently 33C (91F) in Miami, and not expected to get any cooler come kick-off time. Once humidity is factored in, it’s likely to feel around 41C (106F). Phew, what a scorcher, etc. Will that give Norway an advantage? They played Brazil under 31C sun in New Jersey last weekend; the most extreme weather England have dealt with so far has been a 25C ramble under cloud, also in New Jersey, against Panama.
So it’s a toss-up between experience and fatigue levels: you decide, and the truth will out. The conditions aren’t expected to exceed Fifa guidelines, so there’s no chance of the game being called off … but there could be a weather delay should lightning strike within eight miles of Miami Stadium, in which case it’s a 30-minute postponement, the countdown clock reset every time there’s more electrical activity.
But for now, fingers crossed for 5pm local time/10pm BST/7am AEST … and stay hydrated all y’all. England won their first five games against Norway, between 1937 and 1980, to the cumulative score of 24-2. No wonder, then, that the commentator Bjørge Lillelien went off on one like he did when Norway eventually chalked up their first victory against the Three Lions in September 1981.
And if you haven’t yet read Lars Sivertsen’s entertaining account of that famous rant, right that wrong immediately! Continue reading...
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