East Rutherford, N.J. — Erling Haaland powered successful a 79th-minute header and added a 2nd successful the 90th infinitesimal arsenic Norway stunned Brazil, 2-1, connected Sunday to scope their first-ever World Cup quarterfinal astatine the disbursal of the five-time champions.
Kept nether wraps for astir of the circular of 16 fixture, Haaland's sixth and seventh goals of the tourney sent Brazil to their earliest exit since being eliminated successful the circular of 16 successful 1990. He's present tied with Argentina's Lionel Messi and France's Kylian Mbappe for the tourney lead.
Norway guardant Erling Haaland (9) celebrates with teammates aft scoring the archetypal extremity against Brazil successful Sunday's Round of 16 lucifer astatine New York New Jersey Stadium.
Norway's Orjan Nyland made 4 stops, including a diving denial of Bruno Guimaraes' 14th-minute punishment kick. The 34-year-old Neymar converted a 2nd precocious spot footwear heavy successful second-half stoppage clip for Brazil successful what could beryllium his last World Cup appearance.
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Norway volition present look the victor of Sunday's aboriginal lucifer betwixt big Mexico and England successful a quarterfinal successful Miami Gardens, Fla.
The effect maintained 1 of the all-time World Cup oddities, the Nordic nation's cleanable 2-0-0 grounds against the Selecao successful the competition. The different triumph successful 1998, a 2-1 Norway triumph, came successful a group-stage finale aft Brazil had already secured transition to the knockout phase.
Haaland's archetypal came aft an extended agelong successful which Carlo Ancelotti's broadside looked much apt to score.
Just seconds aft coming into the match, the 19-year-old Endrick missed Brazil's champion accidental of the afternoon, getting his footing each incorrect and firing wide aft reaching Vinicius Junior's fantabulous throughball successful the 59th minute.
Orjan besides denied Rayan and Guimaraes aft the interruption earlier Norway turned the tables successful the last 15 minutes.
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Less than 5 minutes aft Andreas Schjelderup forced Alisson into a 75th-minute stop, helium recovered Haaland with a looping transverse from the left. Haaland roseate supra Gabriel Magalhaes and nodded downward beyond Alisson's dive.
The aforesaid duo combined 10 minutes aboriginal seal it. Schjelderup provided the quadrate shot from the left, and Haaland controlled it and snapped a low, right-footed changeable into the bottommost close corner.
Early on, American referee Ismail Elfath primitively waved play connected pursuing Kristoffer Ajer's punishment country tackle connected Matheus Cunha, lone to reverse his determination and constituent to the spot pursuing a look astatine the replay monitor.
Guimaraes stepped to the spot, hesitated and fired toward the bottommost close corner, wherever Nyland made a beardown diving save.
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This nonfiction primitively appeared connected The Detroit News: World Cup: Erling Haaland, Norway daze Brazil to marque history
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