Haaland’s late double sends Norway past Brazil
Erling Haaland scored twice late as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 16 and reached the quarter-finals for the first time.
Erling Haaland scored twice late as Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 16 and reached the quarter-finals for the first time.
Folarin Balogun is available for the United States again, less than 24 hours before a World Cup match in which
Kylian Mbappé converted a 70th-minute penalty as France beat Paraguay 1-0 at Lincoln Financial Field to reach a World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco.
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added a late third as Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in the World Cup Round of 16 in Houston.
Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, with Jhon Arias scoring early and Colombia controlling the Round of 32 tie from there.
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Arlington, earning its first World Cup knockout victory and a place in the Round of 16.
Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in Miami Gardens, with Lionel Messi scoring his 20th World Cup goal before Diney Borges’ own goal settled the Round of 32 tie.
Gonçalo Ramos scored in stoppage time after Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty and a late Croatia goal was overturned, sending Portugal past Croatia 2-1 and into a World Cup showdown with Spain.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice and Pedro Porro added a header as Spain beat Austria 3-0 in the World Cup Round of 32 in Los Angeles.
The United States didn’t make its World Cup Round of 32 win comfortable. It made it stranger than that. Folarin