LONDON — Joyous — and relieved — England fans chanted and cheered in packed-out pubs across London as they celebrated their team’s nail-biting quarter-final win over Norway at the World Cup early today.

“Classic England,” 32-year-old Olly Aleksejuk told AFP after watching his team come from a goal down to eke out a 2-1 victory following extra-time to progress to the semi-finals.

“I would like it to be easier!” said the IT worker, one of several hundred people who watched the game on a screen set up outside a bar in south London.

Andreas Schjelderup fired Norway into a shock lead in Miami before Jude Bellingham equalised just before half-time.

England then rode their luck when Norway had a second goal disallowed after a VAR review in the second half for a foul by Erling Haaland.

But Bellingham was the hero when he knocked in a rebound to set up a last-four tie with either Argentina or Switzerland on Wednesday.

“You just know he’s going to pull through,” 30-year-old Lucy Bickley told AFP at the bar in south London, referring to Bellingham.