Haaland carried on his World Cup scoring streak with the late goal that secured a 2-1 win over Cote d'Ivoire and put his country into the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1998.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s history, it feels unbelievable,\u201d said Haaland. \"We managed to qualify for the first time in 28 years, we managed to go through the group stage and now we\u2019ve managed to go through to the next round and meet Brazil in New York. It\u2019s incredible, so now everything is a bonus. Now we can play with our shoulders down and just enjoy it because I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll ever have this feeling again.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Ivorians did well to keep the Norway danger man under wraps for much of the contest, but Haaland ended the resistance of a Cote d'Ivoire side who had fought back into the game through Amad Diallo's splendid second-half equaliser, ensuring it is Stale Solbakken's side who advance to a meeting with Brazil in New York\/New Jersey on July 6. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Norway coach Stale Solbakken, his team\u2019s ability to close things out made the difference on a day in which the margins were razor-thin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Ivorians did well to keep the Norway danger man under wraps for much of the contest, but Haaland ended the resistance of a Cote d'Ivoire side who had fought back into the game through Amad Diallo's splendid second-half equaliser, ensuring it is Stale Solbakken's side who advance to a meeting with Brazil in New York\/New Jersey on July 6. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"But all in all, I think maybe we were a little bit better than them, but praise for C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, who played a very good game. It's the first time for Norway that we've won in the knockout rounds, so we have to take that on board. Now we can rest a little bit and prepare for Brazil,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n