Erling Haaland’s brace helped Norway stun five-time champions Brazil, as the Scandinavian outfit booked themselves a first World Cup quarter-final thanks to a 2-1 victory in New Jersey.
The Samba Boys could have taken an early lead when VAR intervened to award a penalty for a rash tackle on Matheus Cunha by Kristoffer Ajer but Bruno Guimaraes saw his poor spot-kick saved by Orjan Nyland.
The goalkeeper also made an excellent stop from Vinicius Jr, while his opposite number Alisson denied Haaland and Martin Odegaard as deadlock remained intact heading into the break.
Substitute Endrick wasted a huge opening less than a minute after coming on just before the hour mark, while Rayan also had a low drive saved.
And Carlo Ancelotti’s men were made to pay as Andreas Schjelderup teed up Haaland with an inviting cross that the striker converted with a towering header that found the bottom corner.
Brazil nearly equalised when a deflection off Ajer required another outstanding stop by Nyland but their race was run when Haaland grabbed his second with a glorious finish from 18 yards.
It means the Samba Boys, who pulled one back when Neymar converted from the spot in the tenth minute of added time after Leo Ostigard was penalised for an elbow on Casemiro, are knocked out at the last-16 stage for the first time since 1990.
