After taking to the World Cup groups stage like a duck to water, Erling Haaland starred again as his winner sent Norway past Ivory Coast for the country’s first knockout round win in their history.
Norway will face Brazil in the round of 16 after Carlo Ancelotti’s men came from behind to beat Japan on Monday.
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Ivory Coast were playing in the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history after they finished second in Group E.
The African side have been defensively solid in recent times, keeping three clean sheets in their last five games.
But they became the latest team to find it impossible to deny Haaland at this tournament.
The Manchester City striker is making Norway’s first World Cup in 28 years one to remember, scoring five goals in three games to take his international tally to 60 goals in 53 games.
In Yan Diomande Ivory Coast had an attacking star of their own and asked plenty of questions of a Norway team that is coming off the back of a 4-1 defeat to France.
Norway made 10 changes for that last group game as they sought to protect their key players with progression already secured.
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