Eagland Worry over Haaland as Three Lions, Norway Battle for Semifinal Place
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Having survived their sternest test to date by eliminating co-hosts Mexico, the Three Lions face a Norway side spearheaded by Erling Haaland, the relentless striker.
Morgan Rogers raised the question on everyone’s lips – and one which captures the conundrum England will have to solve if they are to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026 “Has anyone ever stopped Erling Haaland?” He answered his own question by saying: “I’m not sure they have but we are going to have to try.”
Rogers is already familiar with Haaland’s game, the two having squared off a number of times in the Premier League. The Norwegian has been the leading scorer in three of the last four seasons in England’s top flight. And after bagging 27 goals in 35 league outings during the recently concluded club season, the striker has carried his breathtaking exploits into his debut World Cup campaign, having found the net seven times in four appearances (he was rested for Norway’s final group-stage fixture against France).
