The hopeful run of the samba boys came to a lamentable end.The Norwegian team pulled off an unexpected entry into the quarters. In no way was this a lucky win though, as Norway thoroughly dominated in possession and several more aspects of the game. Haaland’s streak of vanishing in big games vanished into oblivion with his brace today His unmatched physical presence helped him get the first one – a towering header over Gabriel.The second was unstoppable. Kicked with all the power that could be generated from his 6 feet 5 inch body- it was in the net before the goalie could move blink.
The Neymar world cup saga came to a sad end. He’s had some bad World Cup memories. Remember this ?
But crashing out to Norway in this World Cup will probably be a worse memory . He did get a consolation goal with his penalty in the 90+10.th minute. A sad day and a sorrowful ending for a player who offered so much and deserved so much more. Norway marches on and will face England next, a tough matchup. They did beat Brazil though, so it would only be right to expect the unexpected…. (LP)
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