Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had some fun on social media after England knocked Norway out of the World Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory. Jude Bellingham scored both goals, prompting Starmer to tag Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre with a message that was equal parts victory lap and diplomatic ribbing: “Norway 1 – 2 Jude Bellingham. @JonasGahrStore, your boys took one hell of beating.”

The football moment, briefly

England’s quarterfinal win came on July 9-10, 2026, with Bellingham scoring both goals. The banter between Starmer and Støre coincided with both leaders being near each other at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Starmer, who announced his resignation as Prime Minister on June 22,…