England star ‘pulls up injured’ in celebrations after World Cup win over Norway in brilliant prank on Thomas Tuchel
ENGLAND star John Stones seemingly suffered a recurrence of his niggly shoulder injury. But, once again, it proved to be a false alarm. Defender Stones, 32, joined England’s celebrations on the pitch after they beat Norway 2-1 in Miami. The Man City centre-back pranked manager Thomas Tuchel in the changing room after England beat Mexico last time out. And he was at it again with the same celebration after the World Cup quarter-final win. Stones felt something in his shoulder – and a concerned looking Harry Kane and Declan Rice were on the scene. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP But, just as was the case in the Azteca changing room, Stones quickly shook it off. And he turned it into a dance move as he pumped the air in delight after England’s win. Stones started in the centre of England’s defence on Saturday. He played a key role in keeping Norway striker and Man City team-mate Erling Haaland at bay. Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS England will play either Argentina or Switzerland in the semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday. Manager Tuchel wasn’t happy with his team’s performance despite the win over Norway. He told ITV: “Not happy with the performance. We made life very difficult for ourselves. “The way we played was sloppy. A lot of technical mistakes. We were lucky today. “It is nothing to do with mentality. We need to play better.” England ratings vs Norway: Bellingham shows midfield dominance once again but Madueke is dire ENGLAND did it the hard way, but they fought back from 1-0 down to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals. A brace from Jude Bellingham cancelled out Andreas Schjelderup’s flukey opener as England were forced to go to extra-time in the extreme Miami heat. Now a semi-final awaits as Thomas Tuchel’s men found a way to get the job done. Here is how SunSport’s Tom Barclay rated England’s players live from Miami.