Haaland sinks Brazil, ten-man England survive Mexico City

Sunday’s round of 16 produced a shock in New Jersey and a knife-edge survival act in Mexico City, and the two winners now meet each other in the quarterfinals.

Haaland breaks Brazilian hearts late

Norway had never reached a World Cup quarterfinal before Sunday. Erling Haaland fixed that himself, heading in the winner in the 79th minute and adding a second in the 90th to beat Brazil 2-1 in East Rutherford. Brazil actually had the better chances all game, out-shooting Norway and piling up the expected-goals column, but goalkeeper Orjan Nyland kept saving them, including a first-half penalty from Bruno Guimaraes. Neymar pulled one back from the spot deep into stoppage time after Casemiro was caught by an elbow, but it was too little, far too late. Haaland’s brace put him on seven goals for the tournament, level with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at the top of the Golden Boot race. Norway, a team nobody picked to get out of the group, are two wins from a first World Cup final.

Ten men, one Bellingham brace, three points

England needed all of it to get past Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca. Jude Bellingham struck twice in the first half, in the 36th and 38th minutes, before Julian Quinones pulled one back for the hosts four minutes later. Jarell Quansah was sent off in the 54th minute for a dangerous challenge on Jesus Gallardo, confirmed after a VAR review, and England spent the rest of the game defending a lead a man down. Harry Kane made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute after Raul Rangel hauled down Anthony Gordon, and Raul Jimenez pulled one back from the spot in the 69th to set up a nervy finish. England held on for the final 36 minutes with Mexico dominating possession and getting nowhere against a back line that refused to break.

Round of 16: Norway 2-1 Brazil, England 3-2 Mexico.

Norway and England now meet in the quarterfinals, and Brazil goes home earlier than anyone in Rio expected. See where everything stands on the live table.

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