With Head and Feet: Haaland's Multi-Goal Performance Leads Norway Past Brazil

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In the North and Central America World Cup, Norway has defeated the perennial title favorite Brazil, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time in history. Norway's monster striker Erling Haaland led the upset by scoring two goals.

Reporter Pyeon Gwanghyeon has the story.

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While experts and sports bettors around the world predicted an overwhelming victory for Brazil, Norway shifted the momentum early in the match thanks to goalkeeper Nyland's saves.

Nyland, who dove to block a penalty kick from Brazil's Guimaraes in the 14th minute of the first half, continued to dampen Brazil's spirit with several more decisive saves.

Norway's star player Haaland, who had been frustrated as several of his shots failed to find the net, finally broke the deadlock in the 34th minute of the second half.

He connected with a cross from Schjelderup, sending the ball into the back of the Brazilian net with a high-leaping header.

Fueled by momentum, Haaland scored the clincher 11 minutes later, piercing the corner of the Brazilian goal with a thunderous left-footed shot.

With his 7th goal of the tournament, Haaland has joined Messi and Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot, heating up the competition even further.

Brazil attempted a comeback in second-half stoppage time, with Neymar scoring a goal from a penalty kick, but Norway held on for a 2-1 victory to secure their first-ever trip to the quarterfinals.

[Stale Solbakken/Norway National Football Team Head Coach: We had Nyland, who stopped Brazil, and we had a game-changer named Haaland at the front.]

After the match, Haaland personally led the Viking rowing celebration, savoring the joy of victory.

[Erling Haaland/Norway National Football Team Forward: When we first heard we were playing Brazil, I just thought, let's enjoy this moment. No one expected us to win, but we did it.]

The shocked Brazilian players collapsed on the pitch, and Neymar, who shed tears, announced his retirement from the World Cup.

Norway will face England on the 12th in a battle for a ticket to the semifinals.

Reported by Pyeon Gwanghyeon | Video by Lee Seung-jin | Graphics by Han Heung-soo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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