Norway have reached the last 16 of the World Cup for just the third time in their history after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 in Texas.
The impressive Antonio Nusa broke the deadlock for Norway. He picked the ball up down the left, jinking inside before unleashing a pinpoint curling effort into the top corner.
Both sides had several chances but it was Norway's threat from set-pieces that yielded the biggest. However, they couldn't quite find a second, thanks to some resolute last ditch defending from the Ivory Coast defence.
It paid off too. Amad Diallo, shortly after coming off the bench, produced a brilliant weaving run before smashing the ball beyond Orjan Nyland in the Norwegian net.
But, there are no prizes for guessing who had the last laugh.
A brilliant Patrick Berg assist found the feet of non other than Erling Haaland who supplied the finishing touch from six yards out.
Norway will face Brazil in the last 16 of the World Cup!
Ivory Coast v Norway Timeline
39' - GOAL for Norway! Antonio Nusa.
45+1' - Yellow Card for Antonio Nusa.
60' - Substitution for Ivory Coast. Ange-Yoan Bonny OFF. Amad Diallo ON.
60' - Substitution for Ivory Coast. Christ Inao Oulai OFF. Elye Wahi ON.
71' - Substitution for Norway. Alexander Sorloth OFF. Oscar Bobb ON.
71' - Substitution for Norway. Antonio Nusa OFF. Andreas Schjelderup ON.
74' - GOAL for Ivory Coast. Amad Diallo.
83' - Substitution for Norway. Marcus Pedersen OFF. Fredrik Aursnes ON.
86' - GOAL for Norway! Erling Haaland.
87' - Substitution for Ivory Coast. Nicolas Pepe OFF. Oumar Diakite ON.
90+3' - Substitution for Ivory Coast. Yan Diomande OFF. Evann Guessand ON.
90+3' - Substitution for Ivory Coast. Bazoumana Traore ON. Ghislain Konan OFF.
Ivory Coast v Norway Match Stats
Ivory Coast | 1-2 | Norway |
47% | Possession | 53% |
1.36 | Expected Goals | 2.02 |
14 | Shots | 9 |
5 | Shots on Target | 4 |
3 | Big Chances | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 3 |
7 | Corners | 5 |
24 | Tackles | 19 |
11 | Clearances | 37 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
