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 Norw…

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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.

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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.

Neymar, who came on in the 67th minute, pulled one back from the penalty spot in stoppage time, but it was too late as Brazil was eliminated as early as the last 16 for the first time since the 1990 World Cup.

Nyland was central to Norway’s victory. He dived to his left to deny Guimaraes’ penalty in the 14th minute and kept out an effort from Endrick late on as Norway clung to a one-goal lead.

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Independent Uganda also reported on the story, highlighting that new york | xinhua | neymar announced his retirement from international duty after brazil was knocked out by norway 2-1 in the world cup round of 16 on sunday.

Nile Post Sports also reported on the story, highlighting that bbc sport - an emotional neymar said his international career for brazil is "over" after his side's defeat by norway at the 2026 world cup.

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