Another week of exciting World Cup action as the knockout round begins to take shape. A strong team that has not made a run this deep in recent, and even not-so-recent memory is Norway. Placed in a bracket with Cup champion favorites France, Norway battled their way to a second place Group finish, poised to run at the Cup starting with Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast battled to a tie in the waning moments before Norwegian soccer god Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute to send Norway to their first knockout round victory in the history of the squad. Then facing Brazil, the formidable foe who won the last World Cup held in North America, Haaland got even better. Tied the game in the 79th minute, Haaland struck twice in eleven minutes to put Norway up 2-0, ultimately resulting in a 2-1 win sending Brazil home early. Norway is through to the round of eight, and Erling Haaland has etched his name in the pantheon of great Norwegian athletes. He is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
