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Haaland’s strike takes him to seven goals in the competition as Norway’s quarter-final against Mexico or England.
Published on 5 Jul 2026
Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway into the first quarter-final of the World Cup with A stunning 2-1 win over Brazil which condemned the five-time champions to their first exit since 1990.
Norway goalkeeper Orlan Nyland produced a brilliant display on Sunday to save a first-half penalty from Bruno Guimaraes before Haaland scored twice in the last 11 minutes to beat Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
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Neymar pulled a goal back in stoppage time for Brazil’s second goal of the game.
Haaland’s strike took him level with Lionel Messi on seven goals in the tournament as Norway booked a record against each. in Mexico or England in Miami on July 11.
Brazil, who hired Carlo Ancelotti to end a 24-year World Cup drought, are the sixth champions to have been kicked out by European opposition.
The last time Brazil failed to reach the quarter-finals was 36 years ago, when they lost 1-0 to their rivals Argentina in the last 16.
Gabriel Martinelli was rewarded for scoring the stoppage-time winner against Japan in the previous tournament, with the Arsenal winger replacing the injured Lucas Paqueta in the same change in Brazil’s line-up.
Norway have been boosted by the return of Julian Ryerson, the Borussia Dortmund full-back who missed the last two games with a thigh injury.
Patrick Berg thought he had put Norway ahead within three minutes, but his effort was ruled out for offside in the build-up.
After a strong start, Brazil won a penalty when Kristoffer Ajer brought down Matheus Cunha in the box.
The Brazilians were furious when referee Ismail Elfath waved back their appeal, but VAR intervened and the decision was overturned.
Guimaraes stepped up, but Nyland made the right decision, diving to his left to curl the penalty into the Newcastle midfielder’s centre.
Nyland came to Norway’s rescue again, making a great impact on Martinelli’s low drive as it crossed the goal, denying Guimaraes with a simple tap-in.
When Martin Odegaard lost on the edge of the box, Nyland saved Norway again when he stuck out a leg to thwart Vinicius Junior.
Haaland struggled to make much of an assist, but his energy led to Norway’s glorious opener before the end of the half.
The striker caused problems for Gabriel Magalhaes and Marquinhos in Brazil’s defense before the ball broke to Odegaard, whose effort was well saved by Alisson Becker.
Norway coach Stale Solbakken brought on Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup at the break for Antonio Nusa and Alexander Sorloth, but it was Endrick’s introduction that almost changed the game.
Vinicius skipped past Endrick on goal with a delightful outside-foot pass, only for the youngster to make a huge save as Nyland came out to block him.
Nyland continued to frustrate Brazil, making a fine save to keep out Rayan’s fierce strike before stopping again to deny Guimaraes, even as the flag went up.
Neymar’s arrival in the 67th minute drew a loud roar from many Brazilian fans.
It was the Norwegians who finally solved the problem, and it came through an inevitable source.
Schjelderup whipped in a cross from the left and rose above Gabriel to head into the corner.
As Brazil chased down an equaliser, a stunning finger save from defender Nyland prevented Ajer from firing the ball into his own net.
Haaland gave Norway a break when he headed in a corner from the edge of the box in the 90th minute.
It became important when Neymar converted a goal in the 10th minute of stoppage time, led by a foul by Nyland, following an elbow on Casemiro.
