ERLING HAALAND has been labelled a ‘GOAT’ after his brace knocked Brazil out of the World Cup.
Norway dispatched the five-time World Cup winners 2-1 in New Jersey to book their place in the last eight where they will face either England or Mexico.
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Erling Haaland secued the Player of the Match award against Brazil Credit: Reuters
He beat Arsenal’s Gabriel to head home the first goal Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Haaland posted on Instagram after the epic victory with the simple caption: “Worth the 28-year wait!”
Underneath, X transfer mogul Fabrizio Romano posted an emoji of a goat in response, suggesting the Man City forward is one of the greatest of all-ime.
He’s certainly heading that way. He is now on seven goals for this World Cup, joining Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at the top of the charts.
Not bad company at all.
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Haaland, who turns 26 later this month, stole in front of Arsenal defender Gabriel to power a header home and open the scoring.
Then he swivelled on the edge of the box as the game edged into injury time and drilled a left-foot effort into the far bottom-right corner.
Neymar would slot home a consolation penalty deep into added on time, but Haaland’s goals were enough to seal the deal.
Haaland actually has 62 international goals in just 54 games – he truly is a modern day goal machine.
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He has 317 goals in 402 games at club level thus far and one might argue he’s the most deadly striker on Earth.
Speaking to DAZN ahead of Norway’s historic win, his dad, Alf-Inge Haaland, said: “Real Madrid move?
“He’s very happy at Manchester City and has a long contract.
“We’re waiting for the new season, but anyone would want to play for Madrid.
“You never know what can happen in football”.
The Spanish giants have been linked with a move for Haaland almost annually for a few years now, but it would obviously take a huge sum to get him out of the Etihad Stadium.
