Norway touches historic World Cup ticket

Haaland and his teammates made history.

This result almost certainly helps Stale Solbakken and his team to participate in the biggest football festival on the planet - for the first time since 1998. Currently, Norway has 21 points, 3 points more than Italy with a superior goal difference (29 compared to 11). In the final match, Italy must win by a very large margin against Norway to be able to take the top spot in Group I.

Before the match, Norway’s task was clear: to win and decide their own fate. However, the first half did not go as expected as the home team had many difficulties against Estonia’s disciplined play. Both teams had only one shot on target, in which goalkeeper Orjan Nyland had to show his talent to block Rauno Sappinen’s shot, while Erling Haaland was quiet with only a weak header.

The turning point came early in the second half when Norway came out strong. Within 12 minutes of the referee's whistle, the Nordic representative scored 4 goals in a row.

In the 50th and 52nd minutes, Alexander Sorloth scored a double with two consecutive headers, putting the home team ahead 2-0 and completely relieving the pressure.

Not stopping there, Erling Haaland added a third goal with a fierce aerial strike in the 62nd minute. This was his 13th goal in the qualifying round. The Manchester City star continued his destructive form when he completed his double with a beautiful volley, bringing the score to 4-0 in the 62nd minute.

Estonia only managed to get a consolation goal through Robi Saarma, but that did not dampen the celebratory atmosphere in Oslo. After 28 years of waiting, the Norwegians' dream of returning to the world 's biggest stage was almost realized.

Source: https://znews.vn/na-uy-cham-tay-vao-tam-ve-world-cup-lich-su-post1602637.html