Afghanistan, July 6 -- Norway knocked five-time champions Brazil out of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, beating them 2-1 in the Round of 16 after Erling Haaland scored twice late in the match in New Jersey.
The result sends Norway into the quarter-finals, where they will face the winner of Mexico's match against England. For Brazil, it brings another painful knockout exit and ends Carlo Ancelotti's first World Cup campaign with one of the tournament's most talented squads.
The Guardian reported that Haaland broke the deadlock in the 79th minute, heading Norway in front from an Andreas Schjelderup cross after Brazil had failed to turn their earlier chances into a lead. Ten minutes later, Haaland scored again from the edge of the area to give...