Haaland double sinks five-time champions Brazil as Norway reach first-ever World Cup quarterfinal
Erling Haaland scored twice in the final 11 minutes to send Norway past Brazil 2-1 and into the country's first-ever World Cup quarterfinal.
Erling Haaland
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Haaland's Late Double Takes Him Level With Messi and Mbappe Atop the Golden Boot Race
Erling Haaland's 90th-minute strike against Brazil completed a brace and pulled him level with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe on seven World Cup goals.
Messi vs Mbappe: Inside the Tightest Golden Boot Race in Recent World Cup Memory
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on seven goals apiece as the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race turns into the tournament's defining storyline.
Haaland Finally Has His World Cup Stage, and Norway Face Brazil to Prove It
Erling Haaland's late winner against Ivory Coast has carried Norway into a Round of 16 meeting with Brazil, their first World Cup knockout game since 1998.
World Cup 2026 Stats: Mbappe Tops Messi, Ronaldo Breaks Knockout Duck, Manzambi Channels Pele
Kylian Mbappe surpasses Lionel Messi's record, Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first knockout goal at 39, and Switzerland's Johan Manzambi becomes the youngest player with five goal involvements since Pele.
Brazil vs Norway, Haaland vs the Seleção: The Game That Decides a Legacy
Erling Haaland faces Brazil in a World Cup knockout for the first time. Norway have never beaten Brazil. The most feared striker in football meets the most feared team in tournament history.
World Cup Golden Boot Race: Mbappe Catches Messi as Ronaldo's Record Falls
Kylian Mbappe has matched Lionel Messi's tournament-leading goal tally at the 2026 World Cup while breaking Ronaldo's all-time record and Haaland hunts from behind.
World Cup 2026 Round of 16: The Bracket Is Set, and Chaos Is Already In It
Germany are out, Morocco dumped the Netherlands, and a fixed bracket means Brazil vs Norway and Paraguay vs France are locked into the road to the MetLife final on July 19.
Haaland's 86th-Minute Strike Sinks Brave Côte d'Ivoire and Sends Norway to the Last 16
Norway edged Côte d'Ivoire 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 32, with Antonio Nusa and Erling Haaland scoring and Amad Diallo nearly forcing a famous Ivorian comeback.