O'Hara shrugs off car break-in as Bellingham seals England's World Cup semi-final spot

Jamie O’Hara’s night ended with a smashed car window and stolen belongings, but the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder refused to let the theft overshadow England’s 2-1 World Cup quarter-final victory over Norway at the Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

The talkSPORT host took to X in the early hours of Sunday morning to share a photograph of his shattered passenger-side window, glass scattered across the interior, alongside a characteristically upbeat message to whoever was responsible. “Sad end to the night car broken into iPad and bag gone, but tbh we’re in the f***ing semi final,” O’Hara wrote. “I can replace a window you can’t replace Jude Bellingham winning it for England.”

In a follow-up post, the 39-year-old revealed the practical consequences of the theft: “If you see me on Sky this morning in shorts it’s not because I wanted too it’s because my bag that was stolen had my clothes in it.”

The incident drew a mixed response on social media. Some followers offered sympathy alongside practical advice — “Always put your belongings in the boot because otherwise it gives thieves an opportunity” — while others were less forgiving: “Leaving stuff in your car in London is your own fault. If it’s not nailed down, they’ll have it, you should know this by now.”

On the pitch, England’s passage to the semi-finals was far from straightforward. Thomas Tuchel’s side fell behind when Andreas Schjelderup gave Stale Solbakken’s Norway the lead roughly ten minutes before half-time, a miskicked cross catching Jordan Pickford off his line and dropping into the net.

Bellingham refused to let England go in at the break trailing, however, equalising from close range with a composed finish inside the Norwegian area moments before the whistle. The match remained level throughout the second half until Bellingham struck again to send England through to the last four.