Norway’s forward Erling Haaland reflects on his team’s World Cup run after being eliminated by England in the quarter-finals. Norway loses 2-1 to England following extra time, with Jude Bellingham scoring twice to send England into the last four. The match also marks a rare scoring drought for Haaland: he fails to score for the first time in 15 competitive games for his country. Despite the elimination and the disappointment of going out at the quarter-final stage, Haaland says Norway’s performances have helped put the country “on the map” and are inspiring a new generation of players. Multiple outlets report the same outcome, describing Haaland’s comments in the aftermath of the extra-time defeat and highlighting both the team’s impact during the tournament and his personal run of scoring form ending in the England match.
Haaland says Norway made its mark after World Cup quarter-final exit
Norway’s forward Erling Haaland reflects on his team’s World Cup run after being eliminated by England in the quarter-finals. Norway loses 2-1 to England following extra time, with Jude Bellingham sco...
- Norway is eliminated at the World Cup quarter-final stage after a 2-1 defeat by England.
- The England-Norway match goes to extra time.
- Jude Bellingham scores two goals for England.
- Erling Haaland does not score, his first scoreless game for Norway in 15 competitive matches.
- Haaland says Norway’s World Cup performances inspire a new generation and put Norway “on the map.”
Erling Haaland said Norway's World Cup performances had inspired a new generation despite the disappointment of a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to England after extra-time on Saturday. The post ‘We put Norway on the map’, says Haaland after World Cup exit appeared first on Vanguard News.
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