Haaland scores two as Norway beat Senegal 3-2, enter World Cup knockouts

Haaland scores two as Norway beat Senegal 3-2, enter World Cup knockoutsSenegal fought back until stoppage time but couldn’t draw level and must beat Iraq for a chance to progress.Erling Haaland scored his second World Cup brace in a row as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at New York New Jersey Stadium to secure their place in the last 32.Norway substitute Marcus Holmgren Pedersen struck late in the first half, before Haaland doubled the lead shortly after the break in the Group I fixture on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Salah scores against NZ as Egypt records historic win at World Cuplist 2 of 4VIDEO: Watch World Cup Day 11: Egypt’s first-ever win; Spain crushes Saudilist 3 of 4Cairo erupts in celebration after Egypt’s first ever win in a World Cuplist 4 of 4What the World Cup looks like from Gazaend of listIsmaila Sarr cut the deficit for Senegal, only for Haaland to punish more slack defending as Norway progressed to the knockout rounds with a game to spare, despite a late consolation from Sarr.Manchester City forward Haaland now has four goals in two games at the tournament, hot on the heels of Lionel Messi’s double earlier in the day, which carried him to a record 18 World Cup goals. Not to be outdone, Kylian Mbappe scored another brace, too, as France beat Iraq 3-0.Norway have lost only once in their last 18 matches and will take on France in a compelling battle for top spot in the group in Boston on Friday.Senegal must beat Iraq, who are also without a point, in their final game to stand a chance of avoiding an early exit.Led by the unstoppable Haaland, who increased his astonishing international goals tally to 59 in 52 games, Norway recorded back-to-back wins at the World Cup for the first time.They added weight to the belief they can do serious damage at these finals with a dominant display against a Senegal side that paid heavily for their errors.Norway quickly set the tone as Kristoffer Ajer’s header forced Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy into a terrific save with his legs at a corner, but they lost full-back Julian Ryerson to injury early on.