LOS ANGELES — England lock horns with Norway in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Saturday that pits Harry Kane against Erling Haaland in a mouthwatering battle of elite strikers.

The teams are competing to face either reigning champions Argentina or surprise package Switzerland in the semi-finals.

Kane has once again been England’s hero, dragging his teammates through an attritional last-16 meeting with Mexico at the Estadio Azteca that they won 3-2 despite having a man sent off.

The Bayern Munich forward has scored six goals to fire the Three Lions into the quarter-finals.

Haaland, meanwhile, appears to have been enjoying himself ever since he arrived in the United States, smashing in seven goals to carry Norway further than ever before at a World Cup.

Their dream run, which included eliminating Brazil, has been accompanied by their fans’ joyful rowing celebration that has transformed venues across the US into giant human Viking ships.

“Every game has been the most important (in history) for Norwegian football, especially in the knockout rounds, so this is the third time it is the most important game,” Norway coach Stale Solbakken said on Friday.

Kane described 25-year-old Haaland as “a beast” but insisted that he and the Manchester City striker have very different styles.

“I see myself as a different player, although I score the same goals,” the England captain, 32, said on Friday.

“I like to maybe touch the ball a little bit more, be involved with the play a little bit more, but also can play as maybe the out-and-out number nine.”

“I don’t think it’s one to compare ourselves. I respect him a lot as a player and as a professional.”