Published On 7/6/2026
Norwegian star Erling Haaland played the absolute hero role in a historic night for the “Descendants of the Vikings”, after he led his country to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, overthrowing the ancient Brazilian team after beating them 2-1 on Sunday evening in New York. The Manchester City striker scored his country’s goals in the 79th and 90th minutes, clinching Norway’s qualification, which awaits the winner of the anticipated match between England and Mexico at dawn on Monday.
Haaland is equivalent to Messi and Mbappe
With this decisive double, Haaland raised his score to 7 goals in his first World Cup participation, competing with the legends of the game and sitting at the top of the scorers in the current edition, equally with Argentine Lionel Messi and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe. This triple scoring brilliance produced numbers not seen in the tournament for decades. The SovaScore statistics network indicated that for the first time since the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, three players succeeded in scoring more than 5 goals in one World Cup. For its part, the Opta network, which specializes in records, confirmed that for the first time in the history of the entire World Cup scene, three different players scored at least 7 goals in one edition.
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The Norwegian star’s achievements come in light of the intense competition in the qualifying rounds and the succession of major dates, as Messi prepares to lead the tango dancers in an anticipated confrontation between Argentina and the Egyptian national team on Tuesday evening. While France faces a fiery match with Morocco in the quarter-finals, a situation that brings to mind the historic clash between the two teams in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
Haaland writes a new World Cup history
On a related note, Haaland continued his favorite hobby of tearing down opponents’ nets, scoring in the last 14 consecutive official matches for his country’s national team. This brilliance was not the result of the moment; He topped the list of top scorers in the European qualifiers for the World Cup, with 16 goals. During his current World Cup career in North America, the Norwegian star extended his scoring power, scoring two goals against Iraq and two goals against Senegal in the group stage, before adding a goal against Ivory Coast in the round of 32, concluding his series of creativity with the decisive double against Brazil in the round of 16 competitions.
After the overthrow of the “Seleção”, the young striker increased his terrifying scoring rate in his country’s shirt, reaching his 62nd international goal in only 54 matches, reaffirming his firm position as one of the most prominent scorers and difficult numbers in the history of the football club.
