Erling Haaland scored a brace and Orjan Nyland saved a penalty as Norway downed five-time champions Brazil 2-1 to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face either Mexico or England.
Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway beat five-time World Cup champions Brazil 2-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Manchester City striker Haaland headed Norway into the lead on 79 minutes and then crashed in a second in the 90th minute at the MetLife Stadium to bury Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup crown.
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Full time! Norway storm into the quarter-finals!
And that’s that, Nyland and Haaland have done it for Norway!
The Manchester City striker headed Norway into the lead on 79 minutes and then crashed in a second in the 90th minute at the MetLife Stadium to bury Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup crown.
But it’s arguably the keeper who deserves the most credit, having saved a penalty among other heroics.
Neymar converts the penalty! Brazil 1-2 Norway!
But surely there’s no time left.
Another penalty for Brazil!
Leo Ostigard lands an elbow in Casemiro’s face.
Neymar booked
Neymar is show a yellow card for kicking a Norway player in frustration.
Seven minutes of added time
But Norway have the ball.
Haaland with the double!! Brazil 0-2 Norway!
Incredible scenes!
Haaland is served outside the box. He takes a touch and fires a blistering shot across Alisson and into the far corner.
Surely this is game over.
Another Nyland miracle!
A loose ball spins towards the top corner but the retreating Norway keeper somehow tips onto the post.
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GOAL!! Haaland with the opener!
He only needed one chance!
Schjelderup whips in an excellent cross. Gabriel is, for once, a fraction late and the Norwegian giant finds the far corner with a powerful header.
Norway with the ball
The men in red have twice as many passes as their opponents; a most unusual stat for a Brazil side.
Alisson saves!
Schjelderup is served by Haaland in the Brazil area but his shot his punched away by Alisson at the near post.
Neymar comes on!
He’s back!
…and promptly comes off again as the referee calls a hydration break.
Haaland denied
Having said that, Norway suddenly have two good chances of their own!
Alisson gets just ahead of Haaland to fingertip away a dangerous cross, and then the Manchester City is inches short of deflecting a second cross that slides across goal.
Nyland with back-to-back saves!
The keeper comes to Norway’s rescue, again.
The first blocks a Rayan volley and the second deflects Guimaraes’s close-range effort.
Brazil have the upper hand now.
What a miss!
A terrific Vinicius through-ball sends the sub clear on goal but his second touch his too long and he rushes his shot, which drifts left of goal.
Endrick on for Cunha
Brazil are sitting back rather a lot, and their fans disapprove.
But Ancelotti presumably has a plan.
Vinicius with a half-chance
Vini does brilliantly to pass two defenders but then gets strangely nonchalant in the box and the chance goes begging.
Not much happening
Norway are passing the ball around in the middle, looking unsure what to do with it.
Berg aims for the sky
Berg tries his luck fom distance but it’s miles over the crossbar.
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