Haaland Ends Brazil’s Tournament, Bellingham Ends Mexico’s — QF3 Is Set

Round of 16 · 5 July 2026 · Norway 2-1 Brazil, England 3-2 Mexico · Brazil out, Norway reach a first-ever quarter-final · QF3 confirmed: Norway vs England, 11 July, Miami Gardens

The knockout stage delivered its two biggest upsets of the tournament on the same afternoon. Erling Haaland scored twice in the final eleven minutes to knock five-time champions Brazil out at the Round of 16, sending Norway to a first-ever World Cup quarter-final. Then, at the Azteca in Mexico City, Jude Bellingham struck twice in ninety seconds and Harry Kane converted a penalty to beat co-hosts Mexico 3-2 — Mexico’s first-ever home defeat at a men’s World Cup. By full time, the quarter-final on 11 July in Miami Gardens had a fixture: Norway vs England.

An editorial illustration of a Norwegian striker celebrating a header goal in the corner flag under floodlights, with a shocked Brazilian bench in soft focus
Erling Haaland scored a brace in the last eleven minutes as Norway eliminated Brazil at the Round of 16 — the earliest Brazilian exit since 1990.
Norway 2-1 Brazil (Haaland 79′, 90′; Neymar 90′ pen). England 3-2 Mexico (Bellingham 36′ & 38′, Kane 60′ pen; Quiñones 42′, Jiménez 69′ pen). Both settled in regulation. Brazil and Mexico are out; Norway and England advance to QF3, 11 July, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

The two ties, settled

Match (Round of 16) Score Key moments Venue
Brazil vs Norway 1-2 Bruno Guimarães (BRA) penalty saved by Nyland 13′; Haaland 79′ (header, assist Schjelderup); Haaland 90′; Neymar 90′ (pen, consolation) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens FL
Mexico vs England 2-3 Bellingham 36′, 38′; Quiñones (MEX) 42′; Quansah (ENG) red 54′ (VAR, studs-up); Kane 60′ (pen); Jiménez (MEX) 69′ (pen) Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, Al Jazeera, NBC Sports, England Football, FIFA — cross-verified as of 6 July 2026 ET.

Norway 2-1 Brazil — the day the giant fell

Brazil had won the group. Brazil had beaten Japan in the Round of 32. Brazil arrived in Miami with the second-shortest outright price on the pre-round board and the tournament’s marquee attacking name on the team sheet. None of it mattered after the 79th minute. Erling Haaland — quiet for the first hour and a half, marked by a Brazilian back line that had conceded only twice in five matches — rose in the box to head in a Sondre Schjelderup delivery. Eleven minutes later, he did it again in open play. Neymar’s stoppage-time penalty was a consolation for a Brazil team that never looked comfortable and whose ninety minutes ended with Ancelotti walking off the pitch already talking about a "new cycle".

The single most punishing statistic: Bruno Guimarães missed a 13th-minute penalty, saved by Norway keeper Ørjan Nyland. From there, Brazil failed to convert a single one of their attacks into a goal from open play. It is Brazil’s earliest World Cup exit since 1990.

"This is just an insane day. It’s one of the most insane days in Norwegian history." — Erling Haaland (Norway), The National, 6 July 2026

Norway’s context: this is Norway’s first-ever World Cup quarter-final. The nation had reached the Round of 16 only once before this tournament (1998). Ståle Solbakken, appointed in 2020, has taken them further than any Norwegian side.

England 3-2 Mexico — 90 seconds, one red card, one hostile Azteca

The Azteca has hosted eleven previous men’s World Cup matches involving Mexico. Mexico had not lost any of them. That record ended in the 38th minute, roughly ninety seconds after Jude Bellingham scored his first goal of the night. Bellingham struck twice in that window (36′ and 38′), Kane added a 60th-minute penalty, and England held the lead down to ten men after Jarell Quansah’s studs-up challenge on Julián Gallardo was upgraded to red by VAR in the 54th minute. Mexico pulled two back — Quiñones on 42′, Jiménez from the spot on 69′ — but England defended the last twenty-five minutes with a discipline that turned the Azteca crowd from roar to silence.

Bellingham’s own verbatim reaction after the match:

"This is probably one of the biggest England wins in a while, probably the biggest one I can remember as a fan or player. The best night of my England career." — Jude Bellingham (England), ESPN, 5 July 2026

The Azteca record ends
Mexico had played ten previous World Cup matches at the Azteca — none lost. England’s win breaks the sequence and eliminates the co-hosts on home soil in front of their own fans.
England with ten men for 36 minutes
Quansah’s red at 54′ turned the game into a defensive rearguard. Tuchel’s side finished the tie with only one shot after the sending off, but conceded only one goal — Jiménez’s 69th-minute penalty. Discipline over dominance.

Quarter-final 3 is set — Norway vs England, 11 July, Miami Gardens

The 5 July winners meet each other at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Saturday 11 July. Norway carry Haaland, on 7 tournament goals after his brace, into a fixture against England’s Bellingham (2 goals) and Kane (6 goals, second on the Golden Boot board). It is the tournament’s other Golden Boot subplot.

QF Fixture Date Venue
QF3 Norway vs England Sat 11 Jul Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens FL

The full quarter-final bracket is being finalised across today and tomorrow — Portugal-Spain and USA-Belgium tonight, Argentina-Egypt and Switzerland-Colombia on Tuesday.

Outright winner odds — reshaped by the day

Brazil, previously a top-of-board contender, was removed from the winner market after elimination. Norway shortened sharply. England shortened too. France remain the clear favourite. All numbers below are decimal, sourced from FanDuel via FOX Sports futures, as of 6 July 2026 03:15 ET.

Selection Odds (decimal) Movement
France 2.70 Clear favourite (through to QF1, 9 Jul)
Argentina 5.40 — (play Egypt tomorrow)
England 6.00 Shortened after beating Mexico
Spain 6.50 — (play Portugal today)
Portugal 15.00 — (play Spain today)
Norway 17.00 Shortened sharply on the upset
Colombia 26.00 —
Morocco 31.00 Through to QF1 (9 Jul)
USA 31.00 — (play Belgium today)
Belgium 56.00 — (play USA today)
Switzerland 76.00 —
Egypt 251.00 Longest live price on the board
Example — Norway on the board: a live Norway outright at 17.00 turns a C$10 ticket into C$170 if they win the tournament. That reflects three remaining matches (QF3 vs England, an SF and the Final) and a Haaland-shaped team that has already knocked out Brazil. France (2.70) still return only C$27 on a C$10 stake — the market’s judgement that a shorter, safer route through the top half of the draw is worth the price gap. Lines stamped 6 July 2026, 03:15 ET. Confirm the live price at your Canadian-licensed sportsbook before staking.

Golden Boot — now a three-way tie on 7

Haaland’s brace lifted him to 7 tournament goals — level with Kylian Mbappé (France) and Lionel Messi (Argentina) at the top of the Golden Boot board. Mbappé remains the shortest-priced at 2.00 decimal, with Messi at 2.65 and Haaland cut to 8.00. Harry Kane, on 6 after his penalty, sits fourth at 11.00 (FanDuel via FOX Sports, 5 July 2026 ET).

Assist and minutes tiebreakers: if the leaderboard ends level, the Golden Boot goes first on fewer minutes played, then on assists. Argentina and France have shorter potential paths on the schedule than Norway (Norway play QF3, then a possible SF and Final — Mbappé’s France take QF1 the same weekend). Kane’s Golden Boot chance also lives, but he trails by a goal with QF3 and no more than two matches after that.

The Canadian read

  • Neymar signals the end. After the match, ESPN reported that Neymar suggested his Brazil career is over. Ancelotti — whose first World Cup as Brazil head coach ended in the R16 — confirmed he will stay on and called the midfield a “big problem”, framing the loss as the start of a “new cycle”.
  • The winner market has a clear leader. France (2.70) is now the only single-digit outright on the board with a QF already booked. Argentina, England and Spain sit in the 5.40-6.50 band and all play knockout matches inside the next 48 hours.
  • Golden Boot subplot. Haaland, Mbappé and Messi are level on 7. Mbappé still has the shortest route in market terms (France in QF1, then a semi and final); Haaland has the longest but the momentum. Canada’s Jonathan David is out of the race after the R16 exit to Morocco.
Canadian odds note: all lines on this page are decimal, the default at Canadian-licensed sportsbooks (Ontario via AGCO / iGaming Ontario; BCLC PlayNow in BC; Loto-Québec in QC; ALC in the Atlantic). CAD currency. Brand pool: Boomerang Bet, BetiBet, WinRolla, RichRoyal, LamaBet, Blitz.bet, BillyBets, MrPacho, ZotaBet, Boomerang Bet io.
What were the World Cup results on 5 July 2026?
Norway beat Brazil 2-1 (Haaland 79′, 90′; Neymar 90′ pen for Brazil) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, and England beat Mexico 3-2 (Bellingham 36′ & 38′, Kane 60′ pen; Quiñones 42′, Jiménez 69′ pen for Mexico) at the Estadio Azteca. Both were Round of 16 ties, settled in regulation.
Is Brazil out of the 2026 World Cup?
Yes. Brazil lost 2-1 to Norway in the Round of 16 on 5 July 2026 — Erling Haaland scored a brace in the last eleven minutes. It is Brazil’s earliest World Cup exit since 1990. They have been removed from the outright winner market.
Who does England play next?
England play Norway in Quarter-final 3 (QF3) on Saturday 11 July 2026 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Both sides advanced from the Round of 16 on the same afternoon.
What are the new outright favourites at the World Cup?
France (2.70) are the clear outright favourites as of 6 July 2026 03:15 ET, ahead of Argentina (5.40), England (6.00) and Spain (6.50). Norway shortened sharply to 17.00 after eliminating Brazil (FanDuel via FOX Sports).
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