Norway Edge Senegal in Five-Goal World Cup Thriller
Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway reached the knockout stage for the first time since 1998 with a 3-2 win in New Jersey.
Daniel Fletcher
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Norway reached the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 1998 after a 3-2 win over Senegal in New Jersey.
Erling Haaland scored twice and Marcus Pedersen added another, before a late Senegal push through Ismaila Sarr made for a tense finish.
Background
The result lifted Norway alongside France on six points and left Senegal needing favours from elsewhere going into their final group fixture.
Haaland's double underlined his importance to a side that had waited nearly three decades to return to the latter stages of a World Cup.
What happens next
Norway now turn their attention to the last-32 draw, while Senegal must win and hope results elsewhere fall their way to keep their tournament alive.
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