Forty years ago in Mexico, Diego Maradona scored twice against England and twice against Belgium in consecutive World Cup knockout matches. On Sunday in Miami, Jude Bellingham did the same thing.Bellingham became the first player since Maradona in 1986 to score two or more goals in consecutive knockout stage appearances in the same World Cup, completing back-to-back braces against Mexico in the Round of 16 at Azteca and Norway in Saturday’s quarterfinals at Hard Rock Stadium. England won 2-1, booking their place in the World Cup semifinal for the first time since 1990.The comparison to Maradona is as strange as it is appropriate. In the 1986 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 semifinal. No player in 40 years since has managed the same feat of consecutive knockout 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 has to offer before he delivered.Norway is first. In the 36th minute, Andreas Schjelderup fired a superb shot off the right post and into the back of the net to stun an England side that dominated possession. Then came one of the most controversial moments of the tournament. A Norwegian goal kick appeared on an aerial camera cable before dropping to Elliot Anderson, who quickly fed Bellingham for a clinical low equalizer before halftime. According to the rules of the tournament, play should have been stopped for a dropped ball, but the violation was not noticed, which provoked fierce protests from the Norwegian bench.The game reached extra time. And then, in the third minute of the extra period, Bellingham delivered. Morgan Rogers unleashed a blistering shot that Orjan Nyland failed to clear and Bellingham grabbed the rebound to fire England ahead. It was his sixth goal of the tournament, drawing him level with teammate Harry Kane and putting him just two behind Golden Boot leaders Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.Jordan Pickford was equally heroic throughout, making a point-blank save against Haaland in the first half to keep England level. In the second half of extra time, a tired Haaland, without a goal for the first time all tournament, replaced Jorgen Strand Larsen, signaling the end of Norway’s greatest threat.England are in the semifinals of the World Cup. They will face either Argentina or Switzerland in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday. And leading the charge is a young man from Stourbridge who is making the kind of history only legends make.