For a country that hasn’t played a World Cup in 28 years, Norway has arrived in the quarter-finals as if it has always belonged here. Brazil was the last country to discover how small the margin is when Erling Haaland is on the pitch.
Two goals in the final eleven minutes in New Jersey – one a towering header, the other a finish of spectacular violence – took Norway to the quarter-finals for the first time in its history.
Haaland scored seven goals from just 12 shots on target, while only six attempts were off target throughout the tournament. His expected goals of 4.32 without penalties is the best figure at this World Cup and helps explain why Norway leads in xG per shot. Ståle Solbakken’s side may not create as much as England, but the chances when it comes to fashion are usually clean, central and devastatingly suited to the most clinical finisher in the game.
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