Haaland's second World Cup double lifts Norway past Senegal

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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Norway v Senegal - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 22, 2026 Norway's Erling Haaland shoots at goal as Senegal's Edouard Mendy looks on REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Norway v Senegal - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 22, 2026 Senegal's Ismaila Sarr scores their second goal REUTERS/Mike Segar
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Norway v Senegal - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 22, 2026 Norway's Erling Haaland shoots at goal IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Vincent Carchietta
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Norway v Senegal - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 22, 2026 Senegal's Ismaila Sarr in action with Norway's Erling Haaland and Orjan Nyland REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group I - Norway v Senegal - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 22, 2026 Norway's Kristoffer Ajer reacts with Orjan Nyland IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Caean Couto

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., June 22 : Erling Haaland scored twice for the second successive World Cup match as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 on Monday to move level with France on six points at the top of Group I.

Norway went ahead in the 43rd minute when Kalidou Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and substitute Marcus Pedersen drove into the box and beat Edouard Mendy with a firm shot.

Haaland struck the post before halftime but doubled the lead three minutes after the restart, running on to Martin Odegaard's through ball and rifling into the top corner.

Ismaila Sarr pulled one back in the 53rd minute after Sadio Mane's neat pass split the defence, yet Senegal failed to clear again five minutes later and Patrick Berg teed up Haaland to volley in off the crossbar.

Sarr struck his second deep into added time but Norway held on to set up a mouth-watering group decider against France on Friday.

Source: Reuters

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