For a country that had not seen the World Cup in 28 years, Norway has arrived in the quarterfinals as if it has always belonged here. Brazil was the latest to discover how thin the margin is when Erling Haaland is on the pitch.

Two goals in the final 11 minutes in New Jersey – one a towering header, the other a finish of startling violence –carried Norway into the quarterfinals for the first time in its history.

Haaland has seven goals from just 12 shots on target, with only six efforts off target all tournament. His 4.32 non-penalty expected goals are the best figure at this World Cup, helping explain why Norway leads the field in xG per shot. Ståle Solbakken’s side may not create as much as England, but the chances it does fashion tend to be clean, central and devastatingly suited to the most clinical finisher in the game.