Norway just did something it has never done in the history of its football program. The Scandinavian side knocked out five-time champions Brazil 2-1 in the Round of 16 on July 5, and now faces England in the World Cup quarter-finals on July 11 in Miami.
But the real story for crypto markets isn’t just the upset. It’s that this World Cup, co-hosted across the US, Canada, and Mexico, has become the biggest stage yet for digital asset companies to plant their flag in mainstream sports.
The match that shocked the tournament
Erling Haaland scored both goals as Norway dispatched Brazil at the New York/New Jersey Stadium. For context, Norway hadn’t even appeared at a World Cup since 1998. In their previous two tournament appearances, in 1938 and 1998, the team reached the Round of 16 but never advanced beyond it.
England, meanwhile, booked their own ticket to the quarter-finals with a win over Mexico. The two European sides will now meet in Miami in what shapes up as one of the marquee matchups of the tournament’s knockout rounds.
