Norway knocked Brazil out of the World Cup, and Haaland matched a unique achievement of Messi and Mbappé
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The Norwegian national team defeated Brazil 2:1 and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals. Erling Haaland scored seven goals in the tournament, equaling Messi and Mbappé.
The Norway national team secured a comeback victory over Brazil with a score of 2:1 and became a quarterfinalist at the FIFA World Cup. The match ended with a win for the "Vikings" thanks to a brace from Erling Haaland, reports UNN.
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The match started at a very high tempo. Already in the 14th minute, Brazil earned a penalty, but Bruno failed to beat the Norwegian goalkeeper, who saved the shot and kept his goal untouched. The teams were unable to open the scoring before the break.
In the second half, Norway's coaching staff made a series of substitutions, after which the team increased their attacking output. In the 79th minute, Erling Haaland opened the scoring after a pass from Andreas Schjelderup, and in the 90th minute, the same duo organized the second goal, virtually removing any doubt about the winner.
Haaland caught up with Messi and Mbappé
In the 90+6th minute, Neymar converted a penalty, reducing the deficit to a minimum, but it was no longer enough to save Brazil from elimination.
The brace against Brazil allowed Erling Haaland to increase his tournament goal tally to seven. With this figure, he equaled Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. For the first time in World Cup history, three footballers have scored at least seven goals in a single World Cup, which is largely explained by the new tournament format, which includes a larger number of teams and matches.