The World Cup quarter-finals are set to commence, featuring a lineup of compelling matchups, including a highly anticipated duel between England's Harry Kane and Norway's Erling Haaland. Haaland, Norway's prolific goal machine, has already netted seven goals in four games, most recently scoring twice to eliminate five-time winners Brazil. He boasts an international record of 62 goals in 54 appearances and is on a streak of scoring in 14 consecutive games for his country, with 27 goals in that span.
Lurking just one goal behind Haaland in the Golden Boot race is England captain Harry Kane. Kane's penalty against Mexico proved decisive in a recent World Cup classic. The Bayern Munich forward, who scored more club and international goals (73) than any other player in European football in 2025-26, has continued his impressive form in North America. He has become England's all-time leading World Cup goalscorer with 14 goals and appears poised to add to his tally in the quarter-final match.
England is set to compete in its 11th World Cup quarter-final, a statistic that places them third all-time behind Brazil and Germany, who have both reached this stage 14 times. However, England has only won three of their previous quarter-final appearances.
In contrast, Norway has qualified for the World Cup only four times and has never before reached the quarter-finals of a major tournament. Their path to this stage has been marked by scoring and conceding in all of their matches, a pattern that echoes West Germany's 1954 semi-final run. The Norway vs. England quarter-final is scheduled for Saturday at 22:00 BST in Miami Stadium.