FIFA World Cup 2026: Haaland knocks Brazil out of World Cup as Norway reach quarters

Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarterfinal with a stunning 21 win over Brazil that condemned the fivetime champions to their earliest exit since 1990Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland produced a sensational display and saved a firsthalf penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Haaland struck twice in the last 11 minutes to stun Brazil at MetLife StadiumNeymar pulled a goal back deep into stoppage time with Brazils second spotkick of the match Haalands brace took him level with Lionel Messi on seven goals for the tournament as Norway booked a showdown against either cohosts Mexico or England in Miami on July 11For Brazil who hired Carlo Ancelotti in a bid to end a 24year World Cup drought it is the sixth straight tournament where they have been knocked out by European opposition The last time Brazil failed to reach at least the quarterfinals came 36 years ago when they lost 10 to archrivals Argentina in last 16This is just an insane day said Haaland It is one of the most insane days in Norwegian history Gabriel Martinelli was rewarded for scoring the stoppagetime winner against Japan in the previous round as the Arsenal winger replaced the injured Lucas Paqueta in the lone change to Brazils lineupNorway were boosted by the return of Julian Ryerson the Borussia Dortmund defender fit again after missing the past two games with a thigh injury Patrick Berg thought he had given Norway the lead inside three minutes but his effort was ruled out for offside in the buildupAfter a rocky start Brazil won a penalty when Kristoffer Ajer clattered into Matheus Cunha in the box The Brazilians were left furious as referee Ismail Elfath initially waved away their appeals but VAR intervened and the decision was overturnedGuimaraes stepped up but Nyland guessed correctly diving low to his left to push away the Newcastle midfielders tame penalty Nyland again came to Norways rescue getting a crucial touch to Martinellis low drive as it flashed across goal denying Guimaraes a simple tapinWhen Martin Odegaard lost possession on the edge of his own box Nyland once more saved Norway as he stuck out a leg to thwart Vinicius Junior Haaland had struggled to make a significant impact but his strength created a glorious opening for Norway before halftimeThe striker caused problems for Gabriel Magalhaes and Marquinhos in the Brazil defence before the ball broke kindly for Odegaard whose effort was well saved by Alisson BeckerNorway coach Stale Solbakken brought on Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup at the break for Antonio Nusa and Alexander Sorloth but it was the introduction of Endrick that almost changed the game immediatelyVinicius slipped Endrick through on goal with a delightful outsideofthefoot pass only for the teenager to dink wide as Nyland came out to close him downNyland continued to frustrate Brazil producing a good save to claw away Rayans fierce strike before making another outstanding stop to deny Guimaraes although the offside flag went upThe arrival of Neymar in the 67th minute drew huge roars from the largely proBrazil crowd It was Norway who eventually broke the deadlock though and it came through an inevitable sourceSchjelderup whipped in a cross from the left and Haaland soared above Gabriel to power a header into the corner As Brazil desperately chased an equaliser an incredible fingertip save from a backpedalling Nyland prevented Ajer from looping the ball into his own netHaaland gave Norway breathing space as he hammered low into the corner from the edge of the box in the 90th minute It proved vital when Neymar converted a penalty in the 10th minute of stoppage time preceded by an unseemly spat with keeper Nyland following an elbow on Casemiro Neymar slumped to the turf in tears at the end his career in a Brazil shirt seemingly overThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever