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Norway qualified for the 1/8 finals of the World Cup for the first time in its history. With a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast, they achieved a historic feat, coach Stahl Solbakken explained in the dressing room after the final whistle.
The match heated up between the two sides and after Norway had taken the lead in the 36th minute through Antonio Nosa, Amad Diallo produced a masterful display to equalize in the 74th minute, before Erling Holland took advantage of a serious defensive error to score the winner in the 86th minute, only to be dispossessed in the 86th minute. purpose
In the locker room after the match, Solbakken gave an emotional speech that fired up his players in an atmosphere of fun and laughter.
The official page of the Norwegian national team through X published the words of the coach, who told his players.
He added: “From now on, we will qualify again and again, and that means that these 28 long years of suffering, where we always had to go home, are finally over.”
Solbakken continued by saying: “That feeling that all Norwegians now share will never go away. You ensured that all of Norway could celebrate for two weeks without anyone looking at them in surprise. That’s exactly what you did,” which also drew laughter from his players.
At the end of the speech, he sent a message to his Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti, with whom the Norwegian team will meet in the round of 16. He laughed and said. amid loud applause and laughter of his players, emphasizing that they are not afraid of anyone.
