Erling Haaland fired Norway into the World Cup spherical of 16 after scoring a dramatic late winner towards Ivory Coast, establishing a blockbuster knockout conflict with Brazil, Softfootball studies.
The Manchester Metropolis striker, who was rested throughout Norway’s 4-1 defeat to France, continued his unbelievable worldwide kind by scoring his fifth World Cup objective in three matches.
Haaland is now only one objective behind Lionel Messi within the Golden Boot race and has prolonged his report of scoring in each aggressive match for Norway since October 2024, a run that has produced 25 targets in 13 video games.
Norway opened the scoring within the thirty ninth minute when RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa produced a superb curled end previous Yahia Fofana. Ivory Coast responded after the break, with Manchester United winger Amad Diallo equalising within the 74th minute after an outstanding particular person effort.
Nevertheless, Haaland as soon as once more delivered when Norway wanted him most, changing Patrick Berg’s move from shut vary within the 86th minute to safe all three factors.
Norway will now face Brazil at MetLife Stadium within the spherical of 16. They head into the match with confidence, having by no means misplaced to Brazil in 4 earlier conferences, together with a well-known 2-1 World Cup victory over the Selecao in 1998.
Participant Rankings
| Ivory Coast Participant | Score |
|---|---|
| Yahia Fofana | 6.0 |
| Guéla Doué | 7.0 |
| Odilon Kossounou | 6.0 |
| Emmanuel Agbadou | 6.5 |
| Ghislain Konan | 7.0 |
| Franck Kessié | 6.5 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 6.5 |
| Christ Inao Oulaï | 6.0 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 6.0 |
| Ange-Yoan Bonny | 5.5 |
| Yan Diomande | 7.0 |
| Amad Diallo | 7.5 |
| Norway Participant | Score |
|---|---|
| Ørjan Håskjold Nyland | 7.5 |
| Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | 6.0 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | 7.0 |
| Torbjørn Heggem | 7.0 |
| David Møller Wolfe | 6.0 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 7.5 |
| Sander Berge | 6.5 |
| Patrick Berg | 8.0 |
| Alexander Sørloth | 6.0 |
| Erling Haaland | 7.5 |
| Antonio Nusa | 7.5 |
Match Statistics
| Statistic | Ivory Coast | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Makes an attempt | 14 | 9 |
| On course | 5 | 4 |
| Corners | 14 | 3 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow playing cards | 0 | 1 |
| Passes | 339 | 415 |
