{"id":4464,"date":"2026-07-12T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:36:11","slug":"erling-haalands-world-cup-ends-in-a-shocking-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4464","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland\u2019s World Cup Ends In a Shocking Place"},"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<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">England plays Argentina, who outlasted Switzerland 3-1 on Saturday night, in one semifinal, on Wednesday in Atlanta. France and Spain face off on Tuesday, in Dallas, in the other semi. For the first time, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.fifa.com\/fifa-world-ranking\/men\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">the top four teams in the FIFA rankings <\/a>reached the men\u2019s World Cup semifinals. While Haaland is now out of the tournament, a host of big names\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/06\/24\/kylian-mbappe-world-cup-2026\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collections\/time100-next-2025\/7318809\/lamine-yamal\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">Lamine Yamal,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6342417\/athlete-of-the-year-2023-lionel-messi\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">Lionel Messi,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7432050\/2026\/07\/09\/harry-kane-england-world-cup-lessons\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">Harry Kane,<\/a> Bellingham, etc\u2014remain. The World Cup trophy might indeed be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/article\/why-england-fans-say-its-coming-home--and-what-the-world-cup-chant-actually-means-132402901.html?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a4e972bdb4eed00011d6daf&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawS_4C5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGZWFZamhQN2ZEVkt6T2o5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg_x7UZqa1q8eRgFPDc8TJVOGBdy-hdLvk9o5yHSx7ktJi7f3vmML9eoh8BK_aem_U-VTgl7UHCrp2KMfqq4F0g\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\"> \u201ccoming home\u201d<\/a>: England, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesliga.com\/en\/faq\/all-you-need-to-know-about-soccer\/the-history-of-soccer-10560\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">believed to be <\/a>the birthplace of soccer, is just two wins away from ending its famous 60-year World Cup drought.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">As for Haaland, he wasn\u2019t too bummed about his benching. He admitted he was out of gas. He\u2019s repeatedly said that Norway\u2019s appearance in a World Cup, for the first time in 28 years, was itself a victory. Beating Brazil was surreal. Falling to England carries no shame. \u201cHow is it to be Erling Haaland right now after being in the quarterfinals with Norway and going straight to holiday? It&#8217;s quite nice,\u201d Haaland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DarI37MN-mj\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">said<\/a> after the quarterfinal. \u201cI think this changes Norway. I think it changes me. I&#8217;ve said it many times,\u00a0 we&#8217;re building on something in Norway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England plays Argentina, who outlasted Switzerland 3-1 on Saturday night, in one semifinal, on Wednesday in Atlanta. France and Spain face off on Tuesday, in Dallas, in the other semi. For the first time, the top four teams in the FIFA rankings reached the men\u2019s World Cup semifinals. 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