Erling Haaland has scored more than half of Norway’s goals at this World Cup, and no defence has silenced him.He is Norway’s man to stop — so after frequently nullifying him at club level, could England’s 6ft 7in 34-year-old be the answer for Thomas Tuchel in their quarter-final?In his first appearance of the tournament against Mexico, Dan Burn endeared himself to England fans with a substitute appearance to savour. He made a joint game-high six clearances, including taking a Raul Jimenez overhead-kick attempt to the head as the 10 men held on to win 3-2.England’s defensive task becomes even more difficult in the last eight as they face Norway and Haaland in Miami. The Manchester City striker is joint second in the Golden Boot race with seven goals alongside Kylian Mbappe and leader Lionel Messi (eight) after the round of 16. Haaland has scored his tally in a game fewer, as he was rested for Norway’s final group game.Newcastle United defender Burn is now the tallest outfield player remaining at the World Cup, and history suggests he could be the answer to silencing Norway’s talisman.The track record: Burn vs HaalandHaaland has made 10 appearances for City against Newcastle, eight of those when Burn has started, only scoring once — his worst record against a Premier League side he has faced five times or more.In half of the games, Burn was playing left back and was not directly matched up against the striker. Newcastle have also lost six out of the eight games when Burn and Haaland have featured against each other, with two draws.But it is still fair to say his goal-scoring output was nullified, so how does Burn defend Haaland?Burn is hands-on with Haaland and, at his height, is one of the few people who can combat the 6ft 5in star. This helps slow Haaland down and makes it trickier for him to turn on the ball.In the aftermath of their meeting in February this year, Haaland posted a photo on his social media of Burn pulling his shirt and captioned it, ‘Another day at the office’.