10-man England defeat Mexico to reach World Cup quarter-finals

England overcame a second-half scare to defeat Mexico 3-2 and reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

The blockbuster round-of-16 clash at the Estadio Azteca saw England withstand relentless late pressure after playing the final 36 minutes with 10 men.

Jude Bellingham looked to have put England firmly on the road to the quarter-finals after scoring twice in 98 seconds to give the Three Lions a 2-0 lead after 38 minutes.

Mexico hit back through Julian Quinones to make it 2-1 at half-time and were given a huge boost on 54 minutes when England defender Jarell Quansah was given a straight red card after a VAR review.

England though shrugged off that setback to make it 3-1 with a Harry Kane penalty.

Mexico refused to roll over and another controversial VAR review saw them awarded a penalty by Australian referee Alireza Faghani, Raul Jimenez slotting in to make it 3-2.

England’s increasingly weary line-up resisted wave after wave of Mexican pressure to hold on for a famous victory.

Haaland scores twice as Norway dump Brazil out of World Cup

The win sends England into a quarter-final in Miami next Saturday where they will face Norway, who defeated Brazil 2-1 in another gripping knockout battle earlier Sunday.

Two late goals from star striker Erling Haaland set up the win for the Norwegians to shatter Brazil’s hopes of a sixth world title.

Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland produced a sensational display and saved a first-half penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Haaland struck twice in the last 11 minutes to stun Brazil at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Haaland’s brace took him level with Lionel Messi on seven goals for the tournament.