{"id":840,"date":"2026-07-06T14:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=840"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:24:24","slug":"erling-haaland-scores-twice-to-beat-brazil-send-norway-into-world-cup-quarterfinals-for-1st-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=840","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland scores twice to beat Brazil, send Norway into World Cup quarterfinals for 1st time"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/05\/Brazil_Norway_WCup_Soccer_6_7_6_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/erling-haaland\/\">Erling Haaland<\/a> headed in the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute and scored again before the end of regulation time, carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-1 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil<\/a> on Sunday that showcased the towering striker on soccer\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>After being a nonfactor for much of the afternoon and having limited touches, Haaland turned it on when it mattered most, getting the right side of his head on the ball after a perfect setup by Andreas Schjelderup, who entered at halftime. Schjelderup jumped on Haaland\u2019s back to celebrate the 6-foot-5 striker scoring his sixth goal at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> and did so again after assisting on his seventh, tying Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe of France for the most in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland extended his streak of scoring to 14 consecutive competitive matches internationally. He has 27 in that stretch and 62 in 54 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end, goalkeeper Orjan Nyland was stellar. He made a crucial stop early, diving to his left to deny Bruno Guimaraes\u2019 penalty kick in the 14th minute, then got his left hand on a shot by Endrick late when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> was hanging on to a one-goal lead.<\/p>\n<p>The only goal Nyland allowed was to Neymar on a penalty kick late in stoppage time, which changed just the final score.<\/p>\n<p>Nyland, who at 35 is his team\u2019s oldest player, was a huge factor in a historic victory that ranks among the most significant in the country\u2019s history \u2014 at least on the men\u2019s side. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway\u2019s<\/a> women\u2019s team won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> in 1995, but the men have only qualified four times and not since 1998. They had not gone further than the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> next faces the winner of the Mexico-England round-of-16 game on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Guimaraes became the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil<\/a> player not to score on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> penalty kick since Zico in 1986. The decision to have him take it instead of star Vin\u00edcius Junior brought immediate second-guessing and may be questioned and criticized for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of other missed opportunities, including Casemiro missing Neymar on a crossing attempt on what could have been the tying goal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil<\/a> goes home having massively underachieved expectations set pretty much at win or bust for the five-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> champions. The global powerhouse had its streak of quarterfinal appearances at the tournament end at eight, losing before that stage for the first time since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil\u2019s<\/a> seventh consecutive loss to European opponents at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a>, dating to beating Germany in the 2002 final. The absence of injured midfielder Lucas Paqueta did not help, even though Gabriel Martinelli showed off his speed at times after being coach Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s choice to go into the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> got defender Julian Ryerson back from his injury that sidelined him the past two games, and coach St\u00e5le Solbakken was rewarded for making the changes at halftime by Schjelderup setting up each of Haaland\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>Those moves played a role in the upset, though this one was not nearly as massive as the group stage in 1998. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> showed how much it had evolved as a soccer nation since then, with knocking off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil<\/a> the latest step in that process.<\/p>\n<p>Yellow-clad Selecao fans outnumbered those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/norway\/\">Norway<\/a> red, many of whom did the now-famous Viking Row in the stands \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil<\/a> supporters even cheering it before kickoff. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/brazil\/\">Brazil\u2019s<\/a> fans were stunned silent when it returned after the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>White House assist?<\/strong>\u00a0Folarin Balogun\u2019s one-game ban was suspended by FIFA on Sunday, allowing the forward to play in the United States\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/world-cup\/\">World Cup<\/a> round of 16 game against Belgium on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun, who leads the Americans with three goals, received a red card for stepping on the foot of Tarik Muharemovi\u0107 of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Trump called FIFA\u2019s Gianni Infantino after Wednesday\u2019s game to review the red card, the AP sreported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year,\u201d FIFA announced Sunday. \u201cIf Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The host U.S. is seeking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002. 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