Haaland nets 2 more as Norway clinch knockouts
Key takeaways
- Norway sensation Erling Haaland scored two stellar goals to lead his team to a fairly routine 3-2 win over Senegal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Monday.
- Manchester City striker Haaland took his tournament tally to four goals and became only the second player in the past 50 years to score twice in each of his first two World Cup games.
- In Monday's earlier games, Lionel Messi scored twice in Argentina's win, and Kylian Mbappé also had two as France beat Iraq.
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Norway Norway NOR2-0-0, 6 PTS32-0-0, 6 PTSFTSenegal Senegal SEN0-0-2, 0 PTS20-0-2, 0 PTSMarcus Holmgren Pedersen - 43'Erling Haaland - 48', 58'Ismaïla Sarr - 53', 90'+3'Gamecast Recap Team Stats Player Stats Commentary Videos Erling Haaland scores two more as Norway ease past Senegal By ESPN News Services Updated: Jun 22, 2026, 10:54 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email On a day when the goals were plentiful, one of the world's best strikers was not to be left off the scoresheet.
Norway sensation Erling Haaland scored two stellar goals to lead his team to a fairly routine 3-2 win over Senegal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Monday.
Manchester City striker Haaland took his tournament tally to four goals and became only the second player in the past 50 years to score twice in each of his first two World Cup games. Harry Kane was the other in 2018.