{"id":754,"date":"2026-06-24T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:36:18","slug":"solbakken-hails-haaland-as-norway-reach-knockout-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=754","title":{"rendered":"Solbakken hails Haaland as Norway reach knockout round"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Norway coach Stale Solbakken paid tribute to Erling Haaland after the striker netted his second double of the World Cup in a 3-2 Group I victory over Senegal on Monda to fire his side into the last 32, saying Norway would do all they could to help him win the Golden Boot as the tournament\u2019s top scorer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=752\">Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes \u2018with open arms\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Captain Martin Odegaard teed up Haaland to score his first goal in the 48th minute, and he added a second with a deft finish to make it 3-1, but the giant goal-poacher also let a number of other chances go begging, and when Senegal pulled a goal back late on, it ensured a nervy finish.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell, I mean, today he did miss an open goal, and he could even have scored even four,\u201d Solbakken joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I mean, he is the best striker \u2014 he is not playing for France or Argentina, he scores for Norway. He\u2019s scored four goals now, two braces on the biggest stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegians are second in the group with six points, behind France on goal difference ahead of the final game between the two on Friday, and though the French also boast a red-hot striker in Kylian Mbappe, Solbakken is backing his side to help Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easier to win the Golden Boot when you play for France and Argentina, but we\u2019ll try to give Erling more games, and more help also in the next games. So he\u2019s on fire and I\u2019m very happy for him that he can score on the biggest stage,\u201d Solbakken said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=750\">Increased traffic enforcement on Saddle Road results in more than 1,000 vehicle stops<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appearing at their first World Cup since 1998, the win over Senegal guaranteed that Norway will make it out of the group, and the team and coaches celebrated by indulging in the \u201crow\u201d chant made famous by their fans at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>With players visibly wilting in the second half, Solbakken hinted that he might rotate his squad ahead of the France game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t started that planning (for France) yet, so now we will get back to our camp and make good restitution because we need that after a very tough game, and there will be other players who play that game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland himself chose to talk up France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care, we are through \u2014 they\u2019ll probably beat us and go on and win the whole tournament,\u201d he joked.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=749\">Stephen Tsai: UH should be thankful that Big West was so obliging<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solbakken hails Haaland as Norway reach knockout round &#8211; Sports | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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