Haaland World Cup Goals Shook Norway's Foundations, Says Seismology Institute
- On Tuesday, Erling Braut Haaland led Norway to a 4-1 World Cup victory over Iraq in Boston, with seismology institute NORSAR registering earth tremors in the coastal city of Bergen as fans celebrated his tournament debut goals.
- Haaland opened scoring in the 29th minute, marking Norway's first World Cup goal since 1998, and added a second before halftime, triggering joyous celebrations across his homeland where the game started at midnight.
- The institute noted that measurements were an indication of "the Norwegians' joy over their team scoring at the World Cup and the sensitivity of modern seismology equipment," with clearest effects during Haaland's two goals.
- Heading home Norway's third goal on 76 minutes, Leo Ostigard secured the result, while Iraq head coach Graham Arnold praised the atmosphere, noting it was a "special night" despite the team's mistakes.
- Reflecting on the victory, Haaland stated, "We know though that the next games will be even tougher and we will have to play even better," expressing pride in his team's tournament start.
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Erling Haaland is used to shaking up opposing defenses, but this time he went much further. The Manchester City striker achieved something unprecedented during Norway's World Cup opener: he literally made the ground tremble in his country. Read more
Norway has been participating in a World Cup for the first time in 28 years. The start victory against Iraq seems to have caused great euphoria: seismologists in Bergen registered a slight earthquake in the double pack of Erling Haaland.
Norway got their World Cup return after a 28-year absence off to a perfect start, beating Iraq 4-1 in their opening group game. The star of the show was Erling Haaland, who scored twice in the first half to give Norway their first World Cup goal since 1998. However, it wasn't just the Manchester City forward's performance that caught the eye. The fans' celebrations after his goals caused tremors to be recorded by seismological stations in Norway…
The double pack of Superstar Erling Haaland at the World Cup match against Iraq has made Norway tremble in the truest sense of the word. Norsar, the Norwegian seismological institute, reported that during the night of Wednesday, the earthquake observatory in Bergen "registered clear signals that related to the enthusiasm of football fans in this city over the game. The clearest blows had been recorded at the time of the two goals Haaland's. It i…
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