Norway coach Solbakken full of praise for special Haaland as England World Cup contest looms

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Haaland[/a] has been in sensational form at ‌his first World Cup, Norway's first finals since 1998, popping up in the right place at ‌the right time to bang ⁠in seven goals ‌so far that have powered his team into the ​last eight of the tournament.[/p][p]"[b]All great players have a need to show ​themselves, if they are not involved in the game, they often seek to move out ⁠the pitch ​to say, 'here I am'. Erling is indifferent to that[/b]," Solbakken told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]He knows what he is best at, he knows what he can ‌help the team with, and that was the case on Sunday ... there has never before been a footballer who plays in this way[/b]."[/p][image alt="Haaland is the second top scorer" id="22d73a3e-e90a-4771-b167-f2ccc49c10be" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="2dc3a480-43e8-4c03-bc5b-fcc0e6335281" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The 58-year-old coach was referring to Haaland's late brace to give his side a sensational 2-1 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] that put them through to the quarter-finals, with Norwegian ‌fans now scrambling to get across the ​Atlantic to see the game.[/p][p]Airlines have been ‌putting extra tickets to Florida on sale, with the seats being snapped up almost as quickly as they are made available.[/p][p]"They've been going as fast as Haaland ⁠runs," Oystein Schmidt, ⁠spokesperson for airline ‌SAS, told Norway's TV2.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]