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Norway secured a dramatic victory over Ivory Coast in Dallas, overcoming early African pressure and late-game heroics from Erling Haaland to set up a Round of 16 clash with Brazil. Antonio Nusa’s opener and Amad Diallo’s equaliser set the stage for a tense encounter, with Haaland’s late winner and Ørjan Nyland’s crucial save ultimately defining the match. During the opening half-hour, the West African side were impressive, with their high press forcing the Norwegian players d

Coming into the contest, Germany knew exactly what was at stake. Victory would guarantee progression into the knockout rounds and maintain the momentum generated from their emphatic opening victory against Curaçao. From the opening whistle, they played with the authority of a side expected to challenge for the ultimate prize. Germany dominated possession early, moving the ball with speed and precision as they sought to stretch and exhaust the Ivorian defence. Joshua Kimmich d

Amad Diallo’s dramatic 90th-minute winner against Ecuador secured three valuable points for Ivory Coast after he came off the bench. The strike put the 2023 African champions firmly on course to reach the knockout stages for the first time in their history, having not appeared at a World Cup since 2014, and ended Ecuador’s 19-game unbeaten run. Huge credit also goes to Wilfried Singo for the surging run that created the only goal of the match, delivering an inch-perfect cross