Erling Haaland scored an 86th-minute winner to send Norway to a dramatic 2-1 win over Ivory Coast – and set up a mouth-watering World Cup last-16 clash with Brazil.
With a tense round-of-32 game heading towards extra-time, Norway’s main man stepped up to tap in Sander Berge’s cross to earn Norway their first World Cup knockout-stage win.
Before that, it was a game of brilliant goals. Much of the talk this summer has been about Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande but it was his RB Leipzig team-mate Antoino Nusa who stole the show in Dallas.
Nusa’s curling effort put Norway in front against the run of play. The second half was better from Ivory Coast – as it turned into the Amad Diallo show.
Norway’s Antonio Nusa celebrates after scoring the opening goal
The Manchester United winger came off the bench to stop Torbjorn Heggem from doubling Norway’s lead by clearing off the line. Seven minutes later, he crashed in a stunning solo goal to give the African side hope on their World Cup knockout debut.
But Haaland, as he always does, had the last laugh. Now he’s Brazil’s problem!
More to follow.
Haaland and his Norway team-mates celebrate his winner
The key moments from Dallas…
- 21: Ivory Coast left-back Ghislain Konan crashes a good chance into the side-netting as the African side dominate.
- 22: The first water break sees Haaland having had just one touch – a second-minute harmless header at goal.
- 39: GOAL! Norway strike against the run of play as Nusa curls an outstanding strike into the top corner.
- 42: Haaland sees a big close-range chance blocked, while he cannot convert at the far post from the resulting corner.
- 55: Nicolas Pepe sees a low drive from inside the box expertly saved at the near post.
- 67: Heggem meets Martin Odegaard’s corner but Amad somehow clears the volley off the line.
- 75: GOAL! Amad then dazzles at the other end as he jinks past several players before crashing in an equaliser.
- 86: GOAL! Haaland taps home a late winner, after Oscar Bobb set up Berge for a nice cross.
- 90+6: Amad nearly has a second but his free-kick is stopped from going in the top corner by Orjan Nyland.
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