Haaland’s brace takes him to seven goals for the tournament as Norway book a quarterfinal against either cohosts Mexico or England.Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to their first World Cup quarterfinal with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil, which condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990.Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland produced a sensational display on Sunday and saved a first-half penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Haaland struck twice in the last 11 minutes to stun Brazil at New York New Jersey Stadium.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listNeymar pulled a goal back deep into stoppage time with Brazil’s second spot kick of the match.Haaland’s brace took him level with Lionel Messi on seven goals for the tournament as Norway booked a showdown against either cohosts Mexico or England in Miami on July 11.For Brazil, who hired Carlo Ancelotti in a bid to end a 24-year World Cup drought, it is the sixth straight tournament they have been knocked out by European opposition.The last time Brazil failed to reach at least the quarterfinals came 36 years ago, when they lost 1-0 to archrivals Argentina in the last 16.Gabriel Martinelli was rewarded for scoring the stoppage-time winner against Japan in the previous round, as the Arsenal winger replaced the injured Lucas Paqueta in the lone change to Brazil’s lineup.Norway were boosted by the return of Julian Ryerson, the Borussia Dortmund defender fit again after missing the past two games with a thigh injury.Patrick Berg thought he had given Norway the lead inside three minutes, but his effort was ruled out for offside in the build-up.After a rocky start, Brazil won a penalty when Kristoffer Ajer clattered into Matheus Cunha in the box. Advertisement The Brazilians were left furious as referee Ismail Elfath initially waved away their appeals, but VAR intervened, and the decision was overturned.Guimaraes stepped up, but Nyland guessed correctly, diving low to his …
