Haaland buries Brazil, Norway face England in the quarterfinals

Brazil 1–2 Norway, and your team is in the quarterfinals

Norway did it. Brasil 1–2 Noruega in the Round of 16, and one of the tournament favourites is going home (1). Erling Haaland scored again, his seventh goal in four matches, putting him level with Messi and Mbappé at the top of the scoring chart. Norway absorbed pressure, stayed organised, and hit Brazil on the counter. Brazilian outlet ge.globo called it among the worst performances of the round (1).

The Gato Mestre algorithm gave Norway a 31% chance of beating Brazil (7). It did not matter.

Ødegaard trains at Inter Miami's facility ahead of England

Martin Ødegaard and the squad are preparing for the quarterfinal at Inter Miami's training ground, the same facility Lionel Messi uses daily (2). Your captain is the player England fear most. John Terry told the BBC: "Everything that goes well through that team goes through Martin Ødegaard. If England stop him and Erling Haaland then we have a big, big chance" (6).

Thomas Tuchel is building his plan around stopping both of them (4).

England on Saturday, and Tuchel is worried

Norway face England in the quarterfinals (5). Tuchel's appointment was met with a newspaper headline calling it "a black day for England" (4). Now he has to figure out how to contain Haaland, who has scored every time he has started at this World Cup.

Reece James is touch and go for England, with medics fast-tracking his treatment to get him ready in time.

Bruno Guimarães calls it the worst pain of his life

Bruno Guimarães did not hold back after Brazil's exit. He described the loss to Norway as the worst pain of his life (8). Brazil had record-low possession in the match, and Norway's defensive shape gave them nothing.

Rooney will row the Hudson River

Wayne Rooney publicly doubted Norway before the tournament. After Norway knocked out Brazil, he told the BBC: "I am a man of my word" (3). He will now row across the Hudson River to honour a promise he made on air.

FC Porto eye another Norwegian

FC Porto have already signed one player from Norway. Now Portuguese outlets A Bola and Record report the club may target a second, a forward who faced their recent signing in May (9) (10).

Fan reactions

Norwegian fans are riding high. On Reddit, the quarterfinal bracket has sparked talk of a "dark horse" run, with Norway grouped alongside Morocco as the underdog story no one wants to end. Haaland's goals have silenced the critics who said he never shows up in big games, and one Man City supporter summed up the mood: he just scores whenever he starts in this tournament.

Read the full World Cup bracket discussion on r/worldcup.