A divide in the Norway camp. The old heads versus the kids, a clash of personalities and styles. In between making history, things are becoming a little spicy around the card table at their various hotels across America.The natural order has been disrupted for the likes of Alexander Sorloth and Kristoffer Ajer. Youngsters Oscar Bobb and David Moller Wolfe have been invited into the club but attack games of “Bondebridge” with more aggression. The sort of aggression that is knocking the established card kings off their stride as wars rage every day at this World Cup. The rows were the talk of their four-star base at Grandover in Greensboro until the end of the group stages and have continued since.Erling Haaland – or Braut Haaland, to give him the full Norwegian name printed on his shirt – steers clear of the drama. Away from winning matches at this tournament, propelling them to a quarter-final against England in Miami on Saturday, he uses as little brain power as possible.Instead it’s golf (the striker drives it miles but can be erratic) and he’d seen plenty of their resort’s two 18-hole courses. Or some Super Mario and Pokemon.If Haaland did involve himself in the cards you’d imagine there would be little need for a Poker face. Opponents might know exactly what hand he held but remain powerless to stop the inevitable outcome. England have exactly that conundrum at the Hard Rock in the last eight of a festival that has showcased the world’s finest marksmen in a way rarely seen.Manchester City’s perennial top scorer is one of those of course, with seven goals from four appearances so far. One behind Lionel Messi at his first World Cup, carrying the hopes of a nation and delivering dread to defenders. Erling Haaland is a one-man battering ram who has destroyed defences wherever he has gone - including Brazil's Arsenal centre back Gabriel (left) in the last 16 Haaland has a mindblowing 62 goals in 54 caps for Norway - so how on earth do you stop him?
How do England stop Haaland? Here's what they need to know
JACK GAUGHAN: How do you stop this guy? With great difficulty. England know it, Thomas Tuchel knows it. Anybody who watches the Premier League knows it. Crucially: Haaland knows it.










