Norway overcome Ivory Coast, face Brazil in Round of 16 clash

TEXAS: Norway rode their luck in the opening half before taking the lead against the run of play through Antonio Nusa’s stunning curler from the left of the area.

Alexander Sorloth spurned a good chance to make it 2-0 and Torbjorn Heggem saw a shot cleared off the line by sub Amad Diallo before the Manchester United man produced a stunning solo goal after a one-two with Nicholas Pepe to equalise.

It looked as if the Elephants might go on to win it, earning 14 corners in the game, but instead Oscar Bobb freed Patrick Berg whose cut-back was turned into the net from close range by the otherwise quiet Erling Haaland for his fifth goal of the competition to win it late-on.