Erling Haaland is 25 years old. Norway had gone 28 years without setting foot in a World Cup. And when someone brought it up after eliminating Brazil 2-1 at MetLife Stadium, the striker didn’t hesitate: “I’m 25 years old, so they can’t blame me” 😂
The fact is no coincidence: Haaland was born just weeks after his national team’s last major tournament, Euro 2000. While Norway waited, he didn’t even exist yet.
Now, with a brace that qualified his country for the quarterfinals for the first time in history, and seven goals that put him level with Messi and Mbappé in the scoring charts, Haaland capped the joke with the best possible response: stop talking about the past and make history himself ⚽🇳🇴