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July 5, 20266 min

Haaland Finally Has His World Cup Stage, and Norway Face Brazil to Prove It

Erling Haaland's late winner against Ivory Coast has carried Norway into a Round of 16 meeting with Brazil, their first World Cup knockout game since 1998.

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July 4, 20264 min

Cape Verde's Fairytale: How 525,000 People Made World Cup History

On their debut, Cape Verde went unbeaten in the group stage and became the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup knockout round before falling to Argentina in a run that redefined what expansion could mean.

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