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[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

Do you remember the World Cup in 1994 in USA? Maybe you don't, so let me remind you about Norway in that tournament. In their second ever appearance at the World Cup, Norway turned up with three key players who birthed the next generation in:
Erik Thorstvedt (father of current player Kristian Thorstvedt), Goran Sorloth (father of current player Alexander Sorloth), and Alf-Inge Haland (father of current player Erling Haaland).
They earned their first-ever World Cup win with a 1-0 win vs Mexico but eventually crashed out in the Group stage.

They appeared again in the 1998 World Cup in France with the likes of Stale Solbakken (Norway's current manager) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United. They exited the competition in the Round of 16, but before doing so, they pulled off a massive upset by defeating the then-reigning champions Brazil 2-1 in the group stage.

After a 28 year absence, after narrowly missing out of qualification in 2022, they have done it again against Brazil in the USA! But this time in the quarter-finals!
And the main man rowing this boat is ERLING BRAUT HAALAND.

I always look forward to see the reaction of Alfie Haaland to his son's performance after each game, and it's always been one of pure relief and joy of what his son is doing on the pitch. What he could not do for Norway, he's seeing his son accomplish it and more!

Now speaking of Haaland, we must acknowledge what this guy is doing is NOT NORMAL. Norway should not be getting this far if we look at it from a clearer perspective. They have been absent from the World Cup for 28 years, and the closest they've been to qualifying was in 2022 where they were narrowly eliminated in a qualifying group containing Netherlands and Turkey.

Asides their defensive issues, one of the major reasons for their elimination was injuries to Haaland. He missed 4 games out of the 10 qualifiers of which they won only one, drew two and lost their final game away against the Netherlands. Despite this, he still scored 5 goals and was their top scorer.

But this time, he carried Norway on their back and led them to the World Cup, despite not wearing the captain's armband. He scored 16 goals in 8 games, becoming the second player to do so after Lewandowski, and became the second player to score in all qualifying matches since Lewa in recent history and arrived at his first World Cup in style.

People still doubted if he'd continue this fantastic run, but he has proved ALL doubters wrong in his first four games. Starting out against Iran, Haaland scored a brace in the first half, including one where he chased down the keeper fiercely to score. When we thought he couldn't surprise us, he showed up with another brace in his second game, including a delightful loop unto the bar which crashed in.

He was benched against France to rest the whole squad, which a lot of people criticized online but that decision has proved to be the best so far. They faced Ivory Coast in the Round of 32, which they won 2-1. But the funny thing about this game was that Haaland was not doing much! He had just 27 touches, 5 in the opposition box, but in the 86th minute, he popped up out of nowhere with a tap-in.

And before you say "oh, it's just a tap in", you must realize it happened because of his movement. His movement is incredible. The way he evades his markers to score is second to none, as we saw in the way he evaded Gabriel in their 2-1 win against Brazil.

We can keep talking about Haaland and his greatness, but it is worth noting that he has done it on multiple stages, yet still surprises us. He did it for Salzburg, for Dortmund, currently for Manchester City and in the Champions League.

And when people say "he cannot do it on the big stage", he replies with this phenomenal performance, on football's biggest stage, the World Cup. This performance against Brazil has etched his name in football legacy and is in contention for the greatest goal-scorer of all time. And who knows what records will be left by the time he'd be done with his career. Erling Braut Haaland, take a bow.

ERLING HAALAND... FOREVER ETCHED IN OUR MEMORIES🫡

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@DamnItWasFun @Ojooladipupoo @ultimate_kombo That’s the same question I asked him.

He’s telling me “he watched the match live”😂

So you watched the match live and didn’t see it was a clear penalty? The bias ehn😂

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@DannyAarons Norway 2-1 England
Argentina 3 - 1 Switzerland

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@XolidCity Welldone bro.

Let’s rise together fam. Follow me, I follow you back ✌🏾

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Marcus_Times @XolidCity Yes ooo

Follow me back too bro✌🏾

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Ojooladipupoo @ultimate_kombo You watched that video and you called those two penalties “controversial”??

How can you watch something with your eyes and still lie?🤣🤣🤣

You guys ehn…

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Footballpreacha @ultimate_kombo Did you even watch the video?😏

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@bayern_MOB Omo, believe Ronaldo fans at your own risk.

WHAT IS THIS???😂🤣🤣🤣

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@tobyasky Norway 2 v England 1
7 corners

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@ultimate_kombo No other person than Ogumekpon himself.

Mr “I’m back”😂😂

I didn’t mention any names ooo🤣🤣

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@DCs_FootballTv Adeyemi +Gordon + Alvarez will be a crazy window

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@OgTimx Norway to row to the semi finals 😌

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@_AsiwajuLerry I knew someone will come up with this crazy agenda 😂

Have you forgotten ballot boxes are best rigged in the night?

We need to rig this World Cup, na why we put am for night.🤣

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@OgTimx 😂😂😂😂😂

Make Twitter no remove your impressions when you don reach 4.8M😂

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Llouutd 😂😂😂

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@TouchlineX This is a BIG LIE. They are tied with France who has eight as well.

You guys lie a lot oooo.

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@alex__mich1 @Jerrankingmedi9 You guys should verify things before assuming

It’s 8, same number as France since 2018.

But he didn’t post about France because he has an agenda against Argentina

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Jerrankingmedi9 It’s 8, tied with France. France has had 8 penalties since 2018 too but you didn’t post that.

Stop the cap. No need to lie to boost your post.

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Bee_Vee4 @FabrizioRomano Honestly 😂😂

Watch many serie A clubs rush him🤣

[Victortalksfootball⚽️ @victor__MCFC]

@Morris_Monye It’s very real. It’s a clip from his famous Piers Morgan video

Go and watch it