Prominent analyst predicts how far the England national team will advance in the 2026 World Cup.
"Deeney" clearly states: if the "England national team" beats "Norway" in the quarterfinals, they will still lose to "Argentina" in the semifinals.
Updates ahead of the England national team’s match against Norway in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals on the night of Saturday, 11 July.
Recently, Troy Deeney, former Watford striker, shared his thoughts on the match, saying, "England barely controlled the game in each match of this World Cup. My wife tells me every time I talk about England, it sounds like I dislike them."
"But I don’t hate them; I just have expectations. I heard Thomas Tuchel say we would play attacking football and see a truly different England, but I haven’t seen that in this tournament. My comparison is based on what Jo has said, not something I made up. It’s not that my expectations are unrealistic."
"The more games I watch, the more questions I have. Facing Norway will be difficult because we struggle to break through well-organized defenses. They are a tall, strong team, so they won’t fear set pieces. In fact, they will try to use set pieces to beat us."
"They play as a team, are fearless, and have a player like Erling Haaland upfront. I expect us to win, but if we do beat Norway, I think we will lose to Argentina in the semifinals. However, if we do face Argentina, it will be time for us to show our best form."