The man no-one wants to face - Haaland fires Norway to history
•Erling Haaland scored twice to lead Norway to a historic 2-1 victory over Brazil, advancing to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
•Despite only having four touches inside the box, Haaland's clinical finishing secured his position among the top scorers in the tournament.
•His performance has instilled confidence in the Norwegian team, as they aim for their first World Cup title with a few wins ahead.
The man no-one wants to face - Haaland fires Norway to historyTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Haaland double fires Norway into World Cup quarter-finalsByAdwaidh RajanBBC Sport journalistPublished2 minutes agoErling Haaland's bobbing blonde hair is usually one of the easiest things to spot on a football pitch. More often than not, it is charging into open space at full tilt, defenders scrambling in pursuit. That was not so much the case on Sunday, but still he scored twice, as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.The 25-year-old only had four touches inside the box in the last-16 tie - but with one of them, he broke the deadlock 79 minutes in. And his second 11 minutes later - a low drive from outside the box - underlined the clinical edge that makes him one of the most feared strikers in world football as he moved level with France's Kylian Mbappe and Argentina's Lionel Messi at the top of the Golden Boot standings with seven goals. "You don't see any other player doing that," former Scotland winger Pat Nevin called the winning goal on BBC Radio 5 Live. "There was not a chance there. There wasn't a half chance, quarter chance. Nothing." "People constantly talk about how many touches he has," said former England striker Ian Wright on ITV. "He didn't have to have a lot of touches." Haaland's goals meant Norway sealed a historic victory over the South Americans.Competing at a World Cup for the first time since 1998, Stale Solbakken's side now stand just three wins away from an unlikely world title with England or co-hosts Mexico to come next. But with gamechanger Haaland in their ranks, Norway will believe anything is possible. "He has given the whole country belief that they can go really far in this competition," said Wayne Rooney on BBC One. Haaland...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
→Erling Haaland scored twice to lead Norway to a historic 2-1 victory over Brazil, advancing to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
→Despite only having four touches inside the box, Haaland's clinical finishing secured his position among the top scorers in the tournament.
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