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By Megan Armstrong
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I told you to follow Norway and Manchester City star Erling Haaland on Snapchat, or any social media platform, for the duration of the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup and beyond. This is why.
After Haaland's goal secured Norway's win over Ivory Coast in the Round of 32, Haaland celebrated in multiple ways. He embraced Norway captain Martin Ødegaard, threw on a Viking hat, and partook in the famous "Viking Row" celebration after the final whistle at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Later, Haaland took to Snapchat to proclaim his love for Texas. He posted a photo of himself wearing a black cowboy hat, leather cowboy boots, and a shirt that reads, "Y'ALL CAN KISS MY DALLAS."
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There's plenty of reason to celebrate.
Haaland has scored five goals so far in his World Cup debut and finds himself second to Argentina's Lionel Messi and France's Kylian Mbappe in the Golden Boot race. Norway are in the men's World Cup for the first time since 1998 and, by beating Ivory Coast, just won the country's first-ever knockout stage match at a men's World Cup.
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How far can Norway go from here? That's likely up to Haaland.
We were robbed of a Haaland-Mbappe fireworks show when Norway sat their starters against France to close the group stage. But our consolation prize will be watching Haaland and Vinícius Júnior, Mbappe's Real Madrid teammate, try to one-up each other when Norway and Brazil clash in the Round of 16 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 5.
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