On Sunday evening, the Norwegian team prevailed 2-1 in front of the representative of Brazil, in the round of 16 of the World Cup, thus obtaining, for the first time, the qualification in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Solbakken’s men started strongly in the New York match and Patrick Berg sent the ball into the net in the 4th minute, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside at Sorloth. After six minutes, Matheus Cunha fell in the Norwegian box, after a contact with Ajer, but the American referee Elfath did not award anything. However, he was called to the VAR and, after verification, dictated a penalty for the auriverde team.
He executed Brunos Guimaraes, in the 14th minute, but goalkeeper Nyland guessed the corner and took out the Brazilian’s shot. Haaland sent a ball towards the goal in the 37th minute, and Allison caught it without problems. Vinicius shot dangerously in the 40th minute, the Norwegian goalkeeper made an excellent save, so that in the third minute of overtime it was Allison’s turn to intervene very well on the strong shot sent by Odegaard, from the box.
Double sensation for Haaland
As soon as he entered the field, the young Endrick escaped alone with Nyland, but he sent it wide in the 59th minute. Four minutes later, Nyland intervened in the shot of Bruno Guimaraes, and the Norwegians responded with the opportunity of Haaland, in the 67th minute. Allison rejected the shot from the edge of the box sent by Schjelderup in the 75th minute, so that the Nordics struck in the 80th minute, according to news.ro.
Schjelderup cross and Haaland’s unstoppable header opened the scoring. Nyland made a fantastic fingertip save in the 85th minute, then the ball passed in front of the Norwegian goal without the Brazilians being able to push it into the net. And to make everything clear, Haaland made it 2-0 with a shot from outside the box, in the 90th minute, and the super-striker of Manchester City reached 7 goals scored in this World Cup.
In the 9th minute of extra time, the Brazilians got another penalty, after Ostigard elbowed Casemiro in the face, and Neymar beat the brave Nyland, but it was too late.
Norway beat Brazil 2-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in history, while the Selecao exit the world stage, going home after the round of 16.
