England hero Jude Bellingham says they 'shouldn't fear anyone' ahead of Norway contest

[p]The midfielder scored twice inside 98 seconds as ten-man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] edged a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/mexico-O6iHcNkd/?mid=bc27lzfo"]five-goal thriller[/a] to book a quarter-final blockbuster against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a]. [/p][p][b]"We shouldn't fear anyone," [/b]he told reporters after the game. [b]"We shouldn't wait 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 60 minutes to realise that we're a very good team. [/b][/p][p][b]"I hope that this winning instills that belief in the squad, because they deserve to feel that way about themselves.[/b][/p][p][b]"([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a]) was a very, very difficult game. And next up is another very difficult one. We've had to deal with the altitude today - next up is the heat of Miami, so a tough run, but you can't win a World Cup without having to go through some big hurdles.[/b][/p][p][b]"Hopefully we're going to face it with the same intensity,"[/b] he added.[/p][embed guid="c21519ee-8512-43f2-bd89-4017282c7e2e" url="https://x.com/England/status/2074138800079413385" social-type="twitter" /][p]England's win ensures [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Bellingham[/a] will come face-to-face with his former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a] teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] after Norway stunned [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/norway-8rP6JO0H/?mid=tpOhKWcC"]2-1[/a] earlier in the day.[/p][p]The Manchester City striker has been in scintillating form in the tournament so far and has scored seven goals, including a brace against Brazil, to be in the contention for the Golden Boot along with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] at his first World Cup. [/p][p]England defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burn-dan/fyP3wtr0/"]Dan Burn[/a] warned the Three Lions will need to be careful.[/p][p]When asked by [i]Flashscore[/i] whether Norway pose a significant threat in their first [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/norway-8rP6JO0H/?mid=UyLHmWuh"]World Cup quarter-final[/a], he said: [b]"There are no surprises that Norway are at this stage of the competition.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think (during the World Cup qualifiers) they won every game. But Haaland... arguably one of the best strikers in the world.. it's going to be a huge challenge for us."[/b][/p][embed guid="2c521574-09be-43e3-b9fb-7481c80084fb" url="https://x.com/England/status/2074108605591396425" social-type="twitter" /][p]England teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konsa-ezri/4CQLQWTa/"]Ezri Konsa[/a] agreed, adding that players of Burn's calibre will be invaluable as the squad navigates its way through the tournament against the world's best strikers.[/p][p][b]"I thought Dan Burn was excellent when he came on, and John Stones. Having those kind of players to come on and help us was a was a great feeling.[/b][/p][p][b]"With Erling Haaland, we'll have to focus on that (during the week) and when (the game) comes," [/b]he said.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]