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Dan Burn should start England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway on Saturday night.
That is the view of talkSPORT’s Jeff Stelling after the defender’s heroic cameo against Mexico.
Burn made his first appearance of the tournament on Sunday, replacing Elliot Anderson in the 75th minute.
With 10-man England switching to a back five, he helped keep out Mexico as the Three Lions held on for a 3-2 victory at the Estadio Azteca.
The 34-year-old made six clearances during his time on the pitch, the joint-most of any player during the entire match.
It was also the most by a player brought on that late in a World Cup since substitutions were introduced at the 1970 finals.
Stelling has now urged Thomas Tuchel to start Burn against Norway in the last eight as his side look to handle the threat of Erling Haaland.
The forward has scored seven goals in four matches this summer following his brace against Brazil in the round of 16.
Burn tipped to start
Speaking on World Cup Breakfast, he explained: “I thought I was going bonkers, I thought I was going crazy.
“Because I had this theory, which we will talk about at some stage, that when we come around to playing Norway with the aerial threat of Erling Haaland.
“Dan Burn came on last night and everyone who watched the game will tell you Dan Burn was fantastic when he came on.
“And Adrian (Durham) mentioned a minute or two ago, that might be the only 25 minutes of World Cup football that he might get in his career.
“Well, I think he might play against Norway, because he has the physicality to play against Erling Haaland.”
Haaland produced a dominant display in the air as well as his match-winning goals against Brazil.
The 25-year-old won all four of his aerial duels as he continued to excel with his head.
Across the tournament, he has now won 14 of 18 aerial duels at a success rate of 78 per cent.
That is the best of any striker to have contested more than 15 aerial duels since the 1966 World Cup.
Impressive record
Burn also boasts an impressive record when facing the Manchester City forward for Newcastle United.
Haaland has scored just once in eight matches against Burn, with that goal coming back in August 2022.
He has since gone seven appearances against Newcastle without scoring when Burn has also featured in the match.
The England centre-back is playing at his first major tournament finals this summer.
It comes after he was handed his senior international debut by Tuchel in March 2025.
Having played a key role in World Cup qualifying, his appearance against Mexico marked Burn’s ninth cap for England.
However, he had been an unused substitute in each of their three group stage matches as well as the last 32 win over DR Congo.
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It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
Dan Burn should start England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway on Saturday night.
That is the view of talkSPORT’s Jeff Stelling after the defender’s heroic cameo against Mexico.
Burn made his first appearance of the tournament on Sunday, replacing Elliot Anderson in the 75th minute.
With 10-man England switching to a back five, he helped keep out Mexico as the Three Lions held on for a 3-2 victory at the Estadio Azteca.
The 34-year-old made six clearances during his time on the pitch, the joint-most of any player during the entire match.
It was also the most by a player brought on that late in a World Cup since substitutions were introduced at the 1970 finals.
Stelling has now urged Thomas Tuchel to start Burn against Norway in the last eight as his side look to handle the threat of Erling Haaland.
The forward has scored seven goals in four matches this summer following his brace against Brazil in the round of 16.
Burn tipped to start
Speaking on World Cup Breakfast, he explained: “I thought I was going bonkers, I thought I was going crazy.
“Because I had this theory, which we will talk about at some stage, that when we come around to playing Norway with the aerial threat of Erling Haaland.
“Dan Burn came on last night and everyone who watched the game will tell you Dan Burn was fantastic when he came on.
“And Adrian (Durham) mentioned a minute or two ago, that might be the only 25 minutes of World Cup football that he might get in his career.
“Well, I think he might play against Norway, because he has the physicality to play against Erling Haaland.”
Haaland produced a dominant display in the air as well as his match-winning goals against Brazil.
The 25-year-old won all four of his aerial duels as he continued to excel with his head.
Across the tournament, he has now won 14 of 18 aerial duels at a success rate of 78 per cent.
That is the best of any striker to have contested more than 15 aerial duels since the 1966 World Cup.
Impressive record
Burn also boasts an impressive record when facing the Manchester City forward for Newcastle United.
Haaland has scored just once in eight matches against Burn, with that goal coming back in August 2022.
He has since gone seven appearances against Newcastle without scoring when Burn has also featured in the match.
The England centre-back is playing at his first major tournament finals this summer.
It comes after he was handed his senior international debut by Tuchel in March 2025.
Having played a key role in World Cup qualifying, his appearance against Mexico marked Burn’s ninth cap for England.
However, he had been an unused substitute in each of their three group stage matches as well as the last 32 win over DR Congo.
World Cup WhatsApp
Don’t miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.
Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.
It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Ciaran Wiseman |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-07-06 10:50:00 |
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