Read 3 minutes6 July 2026 11:44 AM IST
He’s making them samba-people say, “I’m Brazilian, but this guy….”, gushing about Erling Haaland. With utter non-chalance, the Norwegian superstar pushed Brazil out of the World Cup and pushed his country into the quarters, speaking to the media in New York and telling them he couldn’t believe his own incredible run of 7 goals in 4 games at the FIFA World Cup.
“First of all I would like to say that we are growing *”!#@& over time now. We (Norway) are actually one of the best teams in Europe and the world,” Haaland would say in the presser. Norway had never lost to Brazil, but beating them in the World Cup knockouts was the next shock.
In one mock-up reel, Haaland sits slouching at a restaurant, looking in the mirror and squinting – afraid of what he sees. But away from the memes, Haaland has been striking consistently – pulling the calm calculated Norwegian squad to the business end. His father played in the last World Cup in the USA, but Erling claims the team is considered an elite team. His pass rushing ability and success rate are also confusing.
“Let’s be honest. To score 7 goals for Norway at the World Cup is very special. It’s unreal. I have no words. It’s hard to put into words what I’m feeling, what I’m doing. Because it’s unreal. I have to hold myself together because it’s huge, you know?” He will say.
Norway’s run was unpredictable. “Nobody expected it. It’s crazy. I never expected in a million years that we’d go to the World Cup. First time in 28 years. We’d win against the Ivory Coast. We’d meet Brazil. We went, ‘Let’s play, let’s enjoy it. It’s going to happen anyway. There’s going to be a big party in Norway. We’ll party even if we win,'” and he said, “Even if we lose.
When urged to send a message to a losing Brazil, Haaland would say, “It’s hard to send a message to Brazil at the moment. You deserve to go to the final. Me too, if we go back, it was Brazil and they’re superstars. Even now, watching Neymar, Vinnie Jr. I want to play the best against them. Glory. Because this is a football country.
Haaland will celebrate the win in the locker room with Norwegian royalty, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Svere Magnus.