Norway’s Alexander Sorloth faces wave of criticism after failing to find Erling Haaland vs. England

Norway’s heartbreaking World Cup exit has triggered a massive wave of online backlash targeting forward Alexander Sorloth. Fans are pointing fingers at the striker following a squandered late counterattack that saw him and superstar teammate Erling Haaland catch England in a vulnerable 2-on-1 situation, only for the golden opportunity to fizzle out without a shot on target.

Instead of slipping a pass over to an unmarked Haaland, who was later subbed off, for a clean, 1-on-1 breakaway against England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, Sorloth opted to call his own number. The hesitation allowed the English backline just enough recovery time to track back, swallow up the space, and decisively block the Norwegian striker’s heavily contested shot. Norway later scored the 2-1, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review.