{"id":29396,"date":"2026-07-01T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/erling-haaland-scores-then-dons-cowboy-gear-before-unleashing-his-inner-viking-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:58:09","slug":"erling-haaland-scores-then-dons-cowboy-gear-before-unleashing-his-inner-viking-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/erling-haaland-scores-then-dons-cowboy-gear-before-unleashing-his-inner-viking-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland scores, then dons cowboy gear before unleashing his inner Viking | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132116194,imgsize-279068,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mbapp-scores-twice-for-france-norway-and-mexico-advance-in-world-cup-in-photos.jpg\" alt=\"Erling Haaland scores, then dons cowboy gear before unleashing his inner Viking\" title=\"Norway's Erling Haaland (9) poses after the World Cup round of 32 (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Norway's Erling Haaland (9) poses after the World Cup round of 32 (AP Photo)\">Norway&#8217;s Erling Haaland (9) poses after the World Cup round of 32 (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Norway star striker Erling Haaland shared a series of light-hearted posts on social media after his side secured a place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> Round of 16 with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in their Round of 32 clash.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> Following the victory, Haaland posted two photos of himself on X wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, with the caption, &#8220;Howdy!&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/> He also celebrated Norway&#8217;s progress with a Viking-themed post on X. The 25-year-old shared a picture of himself wearing a Viking horned helmet along with Norway&#8217;s national team jersey, captioning it with the Norway flag emoji and a red heart emoji.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Erling Haaland post\" msid=\"132116145\" width=\"\" title=\"Erling Haaland post\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132116145\/erling-haaland-post.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland post<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/> The series of posts did not end there. In another post, Haaland celebrated a personal milestone after becoming the fastest player to score 60 international goals for Norway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/> Norway edged past Ivory Coast 2-1 in a closely fought FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 clash, sealing their place in the Round of 16. Haaland found the net in the 86th minute to send Norway through on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/> &#8220;I was dead tired, so I thought, &#8216;I can&#8217;t cope with extra time, so we have to score,'&#8221; Haaland told Norwegian broadcaster TV2 after the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/> The goal added another memorable moment to Haaland&#8217;s international career, as his late strike sent Norway into the last 16. Ivory Coast, meanwhile, bowed out of the tournament after a spirited display. The match was also a historic occasion for Ivory Coast, as it marked the nation&#8217;s first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout fixture. Norway will now face tournament favourites Brazil in the Round of 16.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/erling-haaland-scores-then-dons-cowboy-gear-before-unleashing-his-inner-viking\/articleshow\/132116148.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway&#8217;s Erling Haaland (9) poses after the World Cup round of 32 (AP Photo) Norway star striker Erling Haaland shared a series of light-hearted posts on social media after his side secured a place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in their Round of 32 clash. 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