Haaland has scored 5 goals in 3 games at this World Cup, but Gabriel could be his biggest challenge against Brazil.
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The rivalry between Manchester City forward Erling Haaland and Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhães will be renewed when Brazil and Norway compete in the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday at 1:45 a.m. in New Jersey.
Haaland plays for City and Gabriel for Arsenal.
There was a moment like this in the Premier League match between City and Arsenal on September 22, 2024, after which Haaland and Gabriel's rivalry grew. Despite being reduced to 10 men after Leonardo Tossard received a red card in the final moments of the first half, Arsenal came close to a historic victory at the Etihad Stadium.
But Manchester City defender John Stones scored an equalizer in the 98th minute. While a frustrated Gabriel was covering his mouth with his jersey, Haaland, in the excitement of the goal, threw himself at Gabriel's head while taking it off the goal post and moving it forward. After that, both of them came to a head-butt in their excitement.
Since then, the rivalry between these two has grown after every game. The last 16 of the World Cup has brought the two together again. Haaland has scored five goals in three games at the World Cup. But Gabriel could be his biggest challenge against Brazil. Another Brazilian central defender, Marquinhos, has also faced Haaland while playing for Paris Saint-Germain.
‘We all know what Haaland is doing,’ Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said of Haaland before the match against Norway. ‘I don’t need to tell my defenders how to play against him, they have played against each other many times before.’
Norway coach Stahl Solbakken has instructed his players to play in the present rather than in the past.
The winner of this match will play the winner of the match between Mexico and England in Miami in the quarter-finals.
