The results of the night
Norway – Brazil (2-1): Norway, solid and buoyed by two goals from Erling Haaland at the end of the match, managed to get rid of Brazil, beaten in the round of 16 of the World Cup in East Rutherford, in the suburbs of New York.
The Seleçao, who will therefore not win their sixth star this year, missed a penalty at the start of the match, when the excellent Norwegian goalkeeper Orjan Haskjold Nyland repelled the attempt of Bruno Guimaraes (13th). He was unable to stop a second penalty, converted too late at the end of added time by star Neymar. Norway will play the first quarter-final in its World Cup history against England.
England – Mexico (3-2): England qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup by eliminating Mexico in a legendary match in its Azteca stadium. Reduced to ten for more than 40 minutes, the English of Jude Bellingham, author of a double, and Harry Kane, scorer for the sixth time in the competition, won the right to challenge Norway in the next round.
Upcoming matches
For this penultimate evening of the eighth, Spain will meet Portugal at 9 p.m. The night will end with the United States – Belgium match at 2 o’clock.
