'I want England to do well', says Haaland after Three Lions end Norway's dream run

[p]Despite taking a first-half lead through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schjelderup-andreas/SEp0z7ho/"]Andreas Schjelderup[/a], the Three Lions fought back with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] scoring twice to send The Vikings [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/norway-8rP6JO0H/?mid=UyLHmWuh"]crashing out[/a] of their first World Cup in 28 years.[/p][p]The Manchester City striker was born in Leeds, where his father, Alf-Inge Haaland, played for Leeds United, and said it was only natural for him to support England.[/p][p][b]"Yeah, why not? I have a few City lads in England ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trafford-james/ET616yZQ/"]James Trafford[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guehi-marc/KEeklutO/"]Marc Guehi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-reilly-nico/xOrYaNWc/"]Nico O'Reilly[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stones-john/SlLxn4xl/"]John Stones[/a]), in France ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-reilly-nico/xOrYaNWc/"]Rayan Cherki[/a]), and in Spain ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a]), so of course I want England to do well,"[/b] he told reporters.[/p][p][b]"I've been supporting them (for a long time). I think I got an England jersey before I got a Norway jersey when I was young. Of course I want people to do well because it's a nice country and it's a nice shirt."[/b][/p][image alt="Haaland ending the World Cup with seven goals" id="9cc8f64a-237b-4bfb-a978-3415b34434d8" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Sam Navarro)" guid="20c8ec3f-198f-43d6-a147-cf4f956d8472" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Haaland has been in sensational form for his country and scored seven goals in the tournament to put him in contention for the Golden Boot alongside France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a], Argentina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] and England's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a].[/p][p]The 25-year-old equalled Poland's Grzegorz Lato's record for the number of goals scored on his World Cup debut, and said it was "difficult" to comprehend what his team have achieved.[/p][p][b]"It's kind of difficult to take in, this kind of a show, or a rollercoaster we've been in now for the last six weeks because we've had so much, and it's been so much pressure, so much feeling.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think we're there now (at the top level). I think this changes Norway. I think it’s about maintaining this because we've shown that it’s possible,"[/b] he said.[/p][image alt="Haaland's recent player ratings" id="f3f2ba3e-d989-4cd9-a8d7-0e223fc4b44c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1d3aba1e-b0ea-4289-a80a-a44e3d96d767" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"We've shown that possible to be one of the biggest football nations in the world.[/b][/p][p][b]"We gave England a good fight. In the end, I'm just proud. I've been so proud every single day here now since we qualified, and since being in the US."[/b][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]