Erling Haaland came to the rescue of Norway and qualified them for the next round of the World Cup
With goals from Antonio Musa and Erling Haaland, Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 at Dallas Stadium. Brazil will be their rival in the round of 16 of the World Cup
The Norwegian and Ivory Coast teams faced off at Dallas Stadium. Antonio Musa scored the first goal of the match and, when it seemed that the game was going into overtime, Erling Haaland scored Norway's second goal. The European team will face Brazil in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
Once initial de Noruega: Ørjan Nyland; Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjørn Heggem, David Møller Wolfe; Patrick Berg, Sander Berge, Martin Ødegaard; Alexander Sørloth, Erling Haaland and Antonio Nusa.
Initial ounce of Costa de Marfil: Yahia Fofana; Guéla Doué, Odilon Kossounou, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ghislain Konan; Ibrahim Sangaré, Christ Inao Oulaï, Franck Kessié; Nicolas Pépé, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Yan Diomandé.
The first half, as expected, was slightly dominated by the Norwegian team. During this half, both teams had approaches on the rival goal, but with very little danger.
Norway had a couple of shots on goal and one of them ended in a goal. This was Antonio Nusa's great shot. In the 39th minute, Nusa took the ball inside the area on the left side. The RB Leipzig forward cut towards his right leg and sent a great shot with spin towards the goalkeeper's far post.
Second half in Dallas
As expected, Ivory Coast began to propose much more. The African team took possession of the ball more judiciously and attempted a couple of shots towards the goal defended by Ørjan Nyland.
In the 74th minute, just after the hydration time, Ivory Coast would achieve the tie. With an assist from Nicolas Pepe, Amad Dialló gave equality to Africans. It is worth mentioning that Diallo entered the 60th minute for Christ Inao Oulaï. Merit for coach Emerse Faé.
When it seemed that this match was going to go into extra time, a constant in these round of 32, Manchester City's scorer, Erling Haaland, appeared. In the 86th minute, Haaland received a great clearance from Patrick Berg. The Premier League attacker, almost accidentally, ended up pushing the ball into the back of the goal defended by Yahia Fofana.
With this victory, Norway advances to the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup. In this round, Erling Haaland's team will face Brazil. This game will be played on Sunday, July 5 at New York New Jersey Stadium.