James Melville 🚜(@JamesMelville):As England and Norway play in the World Cup quarter final, it’s time to remember when Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien delivered one of the most iconic commentaries of all time after Norway beat England 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match in Oslo back in 1981: "We have beaten England! Lord Nelson. Lord Beaverbrook. Sir Winston Churchill. Sir Anthony Eden. Clement Attlee. Henry Cooper. Lady Diana. We have beaten all of them! Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher...Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" #ENGNOR

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James Melville 🚜@JamesMelville

2026.07.10 22:24

As England and Norway play in the World Cup quarter final, it’s time to remember when Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien delivered one of the most iconic commentaries of all time after Norway beat England 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match in Oslo back in 1981: "We have beaten England! Lord Nelson. Lord Beaverbrook. Sir Winston Churchill. Sir Anthony Eden. Clement Attlee. Henry Cooper. Lady Diana. We have beaten all of them! Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher...Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" #ENGNOR#