NorwayHaaland scores twice to send Brazil packing
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NorwayHaaland scores twice to send Brazil packing
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | Erling Haaland fired Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time while 10-man England also advanced on a dramatic day in the last 16.
Haaland scored twice in the closing stages as Norway stunned five-time champion Brazil 2-1 at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Orjan Nyland saved an early penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Haaland broke the deadlock with a powerful header and added a second 11 minutes later.
The towering Manchester City striker bullied his way past Gabriel Magalhaes and headed Andreas Schjelderup’s cross past Alisson to give Norway a 79th-minute lead.
In the 90th minute, Haaland drilled a low shot through the legs of Danilo Santos and past Alisson.
The brace moved Haaland level with Argentina’s Lionel Messi and France’s Kylian Mbappe on seven goals for the tournament. He now has 62 goals in 54 senior caps for Norway.
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New Vision also reported on the story, highlighting that new york — erling haaland scored twice in the closing stages as norway stunned five-time champion brazil 2-1 to reach its first world cup quarterfinal at metlife stadium on sunday.orjan nyland saved an early penalty from bruno guimaraes before the norway stri…
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