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Norway Beats Ivory Coast 2-1, Haaland Scores Winner

7/1/2026

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Norway Secures Knockout

Norway beat Ivory Coast 2–1 on 30 June 2026, earning its first World Cup knockout win and round-of-16 match against Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
Antonio Nusa opened scoring in the 39th minute, before Amad Diallo equalised for Ivory Coast in the 74th after coming on as substitute.
Erling Haaland netted the winner in the 86th minute from a Patrick Berg cross, his fifth tournament goal and Norway’s 60th Cup goal.

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Haaland Scores

Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal in Norway’s win, raising his total to five goals in three games and leaving him one behind Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race.
Coach Stale Solbakken called Haaland the greatest goal scorer in the world and said Norway cannot win without him.
Midfielder Patrick Berg set up Haaland’s strike, demonstrating Norway’s creativity beyond Haaland’s scoring.

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Norway Secures Knockout

Norway beat Ivory Coast 2–1 on 30 June 2026, earning its first World Cup knockout win and round-of-16 match against Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
Antonio Nusa opened scoring in the 39th minute, before Amad Diallo equalised for Ivory Coast in the 74th after coming on as substitute.
Erling Haaland netted the winner in the 86th minute from a Patrick Berg cross, his fifth tournament goal and Norway’s 60th Cup goal.

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