Haaland Brace Sends Brazil Crashing Out of FIFA World Cup 2026

Erling Haaland‘s brace helped Norway beat Brazil 2-1 and book a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals.

Philips News reports that Brazil’s hopes of winning a sixth FIFA World Cup title came to a shocking end on Sunday, July 5, 2026, after Norway secured a dramatic 2-1 victory in their Round of 16 clash, with Erling Haaland scoring twice to send the Scandinavian side into the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

This newspaper understands that the round of 16 match was packed with drama from the opening stages. Brazil were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute after a VAR review, but Bruno Guimarães failed to convert as Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland produced a superb save to keep the score level. Norway also had an early goal ruled out for offside following another VAR intervention.

Despite dominating possession and creating several chances through Vinícius Júnior, Gabriel Martinelli and Endrick, Brazil were repeatedly denied by Nyland, whose outstanding performance frustrated the five-time world champions throughout the contest.

Norway finally broke the deadlock in the 79th minute when Haaland found space inside the penalty area and calmly slotted the ball past Alisson to hand his side a deserved lead. The Manchester City striker struck again in the 90th minute, finishing off a swift counterattack to double Norway’s advantage and leave Brazil on the brink of elimination.

Brazil managed to pull one back deep into stoppage time when Neymar converted a penalty in the 90+10th minute after another VAR review. However, the late goal was only a consolation as Norway held on for a famous 2-1 victory, knocking the five-time champions out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and booking a historic place in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, PhilipsNews reports that the 2-1 win sent Norway into the World Cup quarter-finals while condemning Brazil to a shock exit, with Nyland’s penalty save and Haaland’s late double proving decisive on a dramatic night in New Jersey.