Norway beats Côte d'Ivoire 2-1, Haaland nets winner after Diallo equaliser

[winger dribbles past 14 players who are all somehow holding swords, plays a perfect through ball] [midfielder runs through lava as multiple tigers (?) claw at his body, chips a perfect pass] [Erling Haaland mishits the ball and it trickles into an empty net] "You just can't stop Erling Haaland".

Making a batch of Erling Haaland action figures if anyone wants one.

You can tell I’m a soccer ball-knower with an eye for up-and-coming talent because I wrote about Erling Haaland for The Ringer in May 2020:

why does erling haaland, the largest player on the field, not simply eat the other team

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Erling Haaland tapped in a late goal for Norway to defeat Ivory Coast 2-1 at the 2026 World Cup. Norway will now face Brazil in New York on July 5 for a place in the quarter-finals. nyti.ms/445U1QI

Erling Haaland’s late goal was enough to see Norway through to the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, eliminating the Ivory Coast in a thrilling 2-1 match at Dallas Stadium. https://cnn.it/3QTv5cf

With a decisive late goal, Erling Haaland and Norway are headed to the Round of 16 🩵🇳🇴 A blockbuster matchup with Brazil is set for July 5th🇧🇷

Norway's Viking Row 🇳🇴 is obviously inspired by their star player, Erling Haaland. After a 28 yr hiatus from the WC, Norway found themselves a proper viking. He's 6.5". Eats 6,000 calories per day. Has 57 goals in 58 Champions League games & 60 goals in 53 games for Norway! & he's hilarious! 🤣👇🏼

Erling Haaland always seems like he's just a kid at heart who is having fun playing soccer. Respect.

It is very cool how much fun Erling Haaland is having.

Erling Haaland, da Noruega, ao ser questionado se acha que tem chances de vencer a seleção brasileira no próximo jogo: "Bem pouca"

13 - Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last 13 competitive internationals for Norway, scoring 25 goals in this run. Inevitable.

🌎🇳🇴 OFFICIAL: Antonio Nusa, FIFA Man of the Match for Norway against Ivory Coast.

ERLING HAALAND DELIVERS ONCE AGAIN 😍 In scoring the winner against Ivory Coast, Haaland becomes the fastest player in history to reach 60 international goals, taking him just 53 games 😮

So, OBVIOUSLY Brazil is just a gimme — Norway never loses to Brazil, that’s just a fact — so we’re probably facing England or Mexico in the quarters. Wild. Feel sorry for the Ivory Coast though, they played much better than us.