In a discussion of his performance in a high-intensity Round of 32 match against Ivory Coast, Manchester City forward Erling Haaland said his focus near the end of normal time was simply to finish the game without extending it into extra time. According to NDTV, as the match approached the 90-minute mark, Haaland described feeling “dead tired” and wanting to avoid the additional 30 minutes that come with extra time. He added that his mindset was about securing a result quickly rather than forcing the match to continue. Haaland scored a late winner, and the reports frame his post-match comments as a reflection of the physical demands of the fixture and the urgency to close out the contest. The coverage emphasizes both the timing of his goal and his stated preference to prevent the game from going past regulation. No other details about the match beyond the Round of 32 context, his late winning goal, and his comments about avoiding extra time were provided in the supplied excerpts.