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Erling Haaland put on a performance for the ages at MetLife Stadium, scoring twice to send Norway past Brazil two goals to one in the two thousand twenty six World Cup round of sixteen. Norway is in the quarterfinals for the first time in their history, and Haaland called it the greatest game his country has ever played. Hard to argue.
And with that loss comes a seismic announcement — Neymar is done with Brazil. The thirty four year old confirmed after the final whistle that his international career is over, saying simply, it is now over. He debuted at that same stadium back in two thousand ten, and he closed the chapter right where it started. A complicated legacy, but an undeniable one.
Elsewhere in the round of sixteen, England traveled to Mexico City to face the host nation in what figures to be one of the most electric atmospheres of the entire tournament. The Sporting News has been tracking every moment of that clash, and with a massive crowd behind El Tri and England desperate to prove themselves, this one has knockout drama written all over it.
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