Viking roar meets Three Lions fire in Haaland-Kane World Cup quarter-final battle
England and Norway are set to face off in a World Cup quarter-final match in Miami, featuring a high-profile striker battle between Harry Kane and Erling Haaland. Both teams are competing for a spot in the semi-finals against Argentina or Switzerland.
Why it matters
This match highlights a major international sporting event and the individual performance of two of the world's most prominent football players.
LOS ANGELES, July 11 — England lock horns with Norway in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Saturday that pits Harry Kane against Erling Haaland in a mouthwatering battle of elite strikers.
The teams are competing to face either reigning champions Argentina or surprise package Switzerland in the semi-finals.
Kane has once again been England’s hero, dragging his teammates through an attritional last-16 meeting with Mexico at the Estadio Azteca that they won 3-2 despite having a man sent off.
The Bayern Munich forward has scored six goals to fire the Three Lions into the quarter-finals.
Haaland, meanwhile, appears to have been enjoying himself ever since he arrived in the United States, smashing in seven goals to carry Norway further than ever before at a World Cup.
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