Norway stun Brazil 2-1 as Haaland scores twice late to reach a first ever quarterfinal, and he is up to 7 for the Boot

[Wendy88]

Absolute bedlam in New Jersey. Norway have knocked out the five time champions Brazil 2-1, Erling Haaland scoring twice late in the second half to send the Scandinavians into a World Cup quarterfinal for the very first time in their history. In front of a predominantly Brazilian crowd he broke a long stalemate on 79 minutes, then killed it moments later, and Brazil are going home

The story of the first hour was Brazil dominating and not taking their chances, exactly the way to lose a knockout tie. They won an early penalty after a VAR check for a foul on Cunha, but Nyland saved brilliantly from Bruno Guimaraes, and later Endrick went one on one after a lovely Vinicius through ball and dragged it wide. Miss your chances against a side with a finisher like that and this is what happens

The first goal was pure Haaland, bullying past Gabriel and heading in Andreas Schjelderup's cross past Alisson, and the second was ice cold, a low drill from outside the box through the legs of Danilo and beyond the keeper, Schjelderup assisting again off the bench. Neymar pulled one back from the spot in the last minute but there was no time to find an equaliser

That takes Haaland to seven goals in four games at his first ever World Cup, right into the thick of the Golden Boot race, and an absurd career record for country. The one everyone said needed a supporting cast to beat Brazil just did most of it himself, and Norway, a genuine dark horse all tournament, are one of the stories of the whole thing now

There is history in it too, Norway have still never lost to Brazil across five meetings, echoing that famous 1998 group win, and Brazil have now been eliminated in a run of knockout ties against European opposition that will have Ancelotti under serious scrutiny. So the questions, is this the moment the Haaland era truly arrives on the biggest stage, how far can this Norway side actually go, and where does a Brazil exit at this stage rank among the tournament's giant killings?

Erling Haaland scores twice for Norway vs Brazil, rising up World Cup Golden Boot leaderboard (video)www.nbcsports.com

[NatureBoyDave24]

Told everyone Haaland only needed one good night against that Brazil back line and here it is, two goals, a quarterfinal, and Brazil punished for an hour of wasted chances, this is exactly how favourites die

[PhotonBurst76]

Brazil missing a penalty and then a one on one with Endrick and then losing to two Haaland strikes is the most predictable horror story in football, you do not leave that man in the game and keep spurning your own chances

[QuantumOracle45]

Norway never having lost to Brazil in five meetings is the stat of the tournament, the 1998 ghosts are real and the Selecao just walked right into them again

[Tel92]

Seven goals in four games at his first World Cup and people still argue about where Haaland ranks, this is the biggest stage answering the question for them in real time

[Marcus11]

Feel for Endrick, that miss one on one changes the whole game, comes on to be the hero and instead it is a moment he will replay for years, brutal

[Luca73]

Ancelotti is going to take the heat but this Brazil side has flaws that were obvious for weeks, they scraped past Japan in stoppage time and got found out by the first elite finisher they met

[IronFist38]

Schjelderup off the bench with two assists is the unsung story here, everyone will say Haaland but the kid teed up both, super sub of the round

[HeartbreakKid_Fan]

How far can Norway go is a real question now, they get the Mexico or England winner and with Haaland in this mood nobody wants that tie, dark horses no more, they are contenders

[Yasmin56]

Neymar's penalty in the last minute was almost cruel, a consolation that just underlines how long Brazil left it to actually threaten, too little far too late

[NoLimitsBen18]

Brazil out, Germany out, Netherlands out, Japan out, this is a changing of the guard World Cup and Haaland just planted the flag on it in New Jersey

[Dylan38]

As a neutral this is everything you want, a genuine giant killed by a genuine superstar dragging his nation somewhere it has never been, unforgettable afternoon