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Haaland Decides Late, Mbappé Dominates And Mexico Shines In The World Cup

While France strolls through the knockout stage, Norway finds its late hero and the Golden Boot race turns into a parallel tournament inside the World Cup

Published on July 1, 2026


Haaland Decides Late, Mbappé Dominates And Mexico Shines In The World Cup

The kind of player who disappears for most of the match. And then Erling Haaland shows up once. Against Ivory Coast, the Norwegian striker spent long stretches of the game almost invisible. Closely marked, barely involved, and quietly contained by the defense. But strikers like him don’t need many chances. They need one.

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