Forty years ago in Mexico, Diego Maradona he scored twice against England and twice against Belgium in consecutive World Cup qualifiers. On Sunday in Miami, Jude Bellingham did exactly the same thing.Bellingham became the first player since Maradona in 1986 to score two or more goals in consecutive knockout games in the same World Cup, completing consecutive belts against Mexico in the Round of 16 at the Azteca and Norway in Saturday’s quarterfinals at Hard Rock Stadium. England won 2-1, booking their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1990.The comparison with Maradona is as extraordinary as it is apt. In 1986, at this same World Cup in Mexico, Maradona scored twice against England in one of the most famous matches ever played, including the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century, and then followed it up with two more against Belgium in the semi-final. No player in the next 40 years had accomplished the feat in consecutive playoff games in a single tournament. All the way to Bellingham.Against Norway, Bellingham was the ultimate difference maker, but it took every ounce of drama this World Cup had to offer before he could succeed.Norway struck first. In the 36th minute, Andreas Schjelderup fired a brilliant shot off the right post and into the back of the net to stun an England side that had dominated possession. Then came one of the most controversial moments of the tournament. A Norwegian goal kick appeared to hit an aerial camera cable before dropping to Elliot Anderson, who quickly fed Bellingham for a clinical equalizer just before half-time. According to tournament rules, play should have been stopped for a dropped ball, but the infraction went unnoticed, prompting furious protests from the Norwegian bench.The match went to extra time. And then, in the third minute of the extra period, Bellingham delivered. Morgan Rogers unleashed a venomous shot that Orjan Nyland failed to keep clean and Bellingham pounced on the rebound to fire England ahead. It was his sixth goal of the tournament, taking him level with team-mate Harry Kane and putting him just two behind Golden Boot leaders Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.Jordan Pickford was equally heroic throughout, producing a pinpoint save against Haaland in the first half to keep England level. In the second half of extra time, a tired Haaland, held scoreless for the first time in the entire tournament, was replaced by Jorgen Strand Larsen, signaling the end of Norway’s biggest threat.England are in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Face Argentina or Switzerland in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday. And leading the charge is a young man from Stourbridge making the kind of history only legends make.