Haaland double dumps Brazil out of World Cup
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- Norway beat Brazil 2-1 at MetLife Stadium (attendance 80,663) to reach their first World Cup quarter-final, setting up a last-eight meeting with England on Saturday at 10pm UK time in Miami.
- Erling Haaland scored both goals — a 79th-minute header rising above Arsenal's Gabriel and an 85th-minute long-range drive — taking him to seven World Cup goals, level with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in the Golden Boot race.
- Bruno Guimaraes saw an earlier penalty saved by Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland after a stuttered run-up, while Endrick poked a one-on-one wide and Vinicius Jr was denied by Nyland, who also back-pedalled to prevent an Ajer own goal.
- Neymar came on as a substitute for only his second tournament appearance and converted a stoppage-time penalty (90+10), but it proved merely a consolation as Brazil suffered another early exit under Carlo Ancelotti.
- Gary Neville said on ITV that Haaland 'spooked' Gabriel, criticizing the defender for staying five yards off him on the headed goal: 'Block his run, get tight to him — once he runs at you and gets a run on you, you're dead.'
- Haaland has now scored in 14 consecutive competitive internationals for Norway (27 goals in that run), with 62 goals in 54 total appearances — and is the first Norway player to score twice in a knockout match at a major tournament.
Why it matters: Haaland's seven World Cup goals tie him with Messi and Mbappe at the top of the Golden Boot chart, and his 14-match international scoring run makes Norway a genuine dark horse in a quarter-final against England. For Brazil, this is another early exit under Ancelotti, defined by Guimaraes' missed penalty, Nyland's five-plus saves, and a Haaland-Gabriel mismatch that Neymar's late spot-kick could not rescue.
