{"id":2030,"date":"2026-07-09T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2026-07-09T01:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:30:42","slug":"the-norway-national-team-and-a-remarkable-world-cup-coincidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2030","title":{"rendered":"The Norway National Team and a Remarkable World Cup Coincidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MadeMeSmile\/comments\/1ur1q1g\/the_norway_national_team_and_a_remarkable_world\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/xznvzq0cx1ch1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=5eac1bfd82b4bac3958f016691e392034c1fe56a\" alt=\"The Norway National Team and a Remarkable World Cup Coincidence\" title=\"The Norway National Team and a Remarkable World Cup Coincidence\" \/> <\/a> <\/td>\n<td> <!-- SC_OFF --><\/p>\n<div class=\"md\">\n<p>In 1994, <strong>Erik Thorstvedt<\/strong>, <strong>Alf-Inge Haaland<\/strong>, and <strong>Goran Sorloth<\/strong> were all part of Norway\u2019s squad for the World Cup held in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the summer of 2026, on the very same soil where their fathers\u2019 World Cup dream came to an end, their sons\u2014<strong>Kristian Thorstvedt<\/strong>, <strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong>, and <strong>Alexander Sorloth<\/strong>\u2014stood together on the World Cup stage, representing Norway. They carried on their fathers\u2019 legacy and turned a decades-old fairytale into reality once again.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian people have a simple name for them:<br \/> <strong>\u201cThe Children of the Summer of \u201994.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- SC_ON --> &#032; submitted by &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/baekachu\"> \/u\/baekachu <\/a> &#032; to &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MadeMeSmile\/\"> r\/MadeMeSmile <\/a> <br \/> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/i.redd.it\/xznvzq0cx1ch1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/span> &#032; <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MadeMeSmile\/comments\/1ur1q1g\/the_norway_national_team_and_a_remarkable_world\/\">[comments]<\/a><\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1994, Erik Thorstvedt, Alf-Inge Haaland, and Goran Sorloth were all part of Norway\u2019s squad for the World Cup held in the United States. 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