r/BeAmazed • u/Blue-Hai-Jaati • Jul 06 '26
Sports 5 times world champion can't handle Haaland
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u/concept12345 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
Dude is tall as fuck and can jump over people like nothing. He is He Man.
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u/Blue-Hai-Jaati Jul 06 '26
Bro having 95% vikings DNA
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u/No_Bad_4872yy Jul 06 '26
Dude has like 62 goals in 54 matches for Norway. I dont think anyone has ever been better in that aspect. His teams isnt even all that good which makes it even more amazing.
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u/FSpursy Jul 06 '26
they're literally playing for the vibes and not to win.
Halaand literally play a match, then go walk in the city, eat katz deli, shoot his youtube vlogs, buying cowboy hats, meeting fans. They're just having fun lol.
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u/Huffnpuff9 Jul 06 '26
They are playing to win... the vibes just come with it
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u/Fidodo Jul 06 '26
Are they playing to win because they want to win, or because it adds to the vibes?
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u/Huffnpuff9 Jul 06 '26
oof the game comes first, then the vibes. You can't have the vibes without the game
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u/Fidodo Jul 06 '26
So if your top priority is vibes, you need to win the game
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u/LocalFoe Jul 06 '26
whereas if your least priority is vibes, you have to win again
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u/itzdivz Jul 06 '26
People operate differently. Theres gonna be co workers that take it super duper serious , then theres ones that are talented and just goof around, then show up to work and outperform everyone
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u/poppschooler Jul 06 '26
He’s close to Gerd Müller who scored 68 in 62 for Germany, and 14 goals in 13 World Cup games. as a kid I remember thinking nobody is getting even close to this. Until Haaland!
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u/No_Bad_4872yy Jul 06 '26
I forgot mr bomber. For some reason you made me remember Effenberg as well. He was a sight to behold as well lmao.
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u/FlaviusStilicho Jul 06 '26
Brazil had 34% possession, they have not had under 40% in a single World Cup match since they started counting this metric over 50 years ago
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u/Mountain-Reaction470 Jul 06 '26
Outpassing Brazil
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u/Rypskyttarn Jul 06 '26
When the stats came up around the hydration break in second half I could not believe it. Norway had 530 passes, and Brasil around 250. Insane
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u/Koraboros Jul 06 '26
His dad was a professional footballer and his mom is a heptathlete who also have siblings who were professional footballers. Kid was destined to be great and he capitalized on the genes
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u/Analyst_Annoyed Jul 06 '26
Don't want to burst the bubble, but the average viking male was around 5ft 9
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u/XaipeX Jul 06 '26
He is the epitome of aura. The way he shots and instantly turns around 'I knew it would be a goal' – pure aura.
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u/DanCasper Jul 06 '26
I was thinking absolute swagger. He knows he has it when the ball left his foot.
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u/bigmon12 Jul 06 '26
Not trying to downsize this beast, but Ronaldo also did that in his prime and even after it. Will always remember this pic of him. This athletes are just crazy
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u/kuena Jul 06 '26
I remember watching a video where someone had people try to match the height of this exact header with expected results. He was also 36 at the time and not in his absolute prime anymore.
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u/bigmon12 Jul 06 '26
yes, you are right. i was trying to find the gif of him jumping over Evra in 2013(recorded at 2,93m ), but this one was also fire. The amount of power this guys need to generate is crazy.
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u/kuena Jul 06 '26
This one always skips people's minds because it almost looks boring. He just casually almost reaches NBA regulations rim height with his head almost from a standstill while "only" being 6'2".
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u/Dr-Stinkyfist Jul 06 '26
Telemundo broadcasters were calling him The Terminator.
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u/No_Object_4355 Jul 06 '26
Ain't this the dude that scored a goal by kicking the ball off his opponents face?
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u/meonthephone2022 Jul 06 '26
Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/s/bbZDdmHst0
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u/Demoliri Jul 06 '26
I think I spreak for everyone watching this when I say: oof!
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u/callahan09 Jul 06 '26
This is cool (aside from the annoying music) and I want to know more:
1) Did he kick it at that dude's face on purpose with the intention of ricocheting into the goal, or was it just lucky?
2) Is it legal to kick the ball at an opponent's face on purpose?
3) Did it count as an own goal?
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u/AcidBuuurn Jul 06 '26
Based on how he looks like the “Problem?” troll it was intentional.
The opponent has the responsibility of getting their face out of the way. If the opponent were on the ground next to the ball maybe a foul but not these.
No idea.
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u/Renoir-1 Jul 06 '26
No way was that intentional. He's not that good.
Not a foul but play is stopped to let player get treatment to genuine head injuries.
Yes it was awarded as an own goal as Haaland shot was going wide of the goal without the face deflection.
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u/Whatsdota Jul 06 '26
The still shot of his goofy face looking like “oof” then the still of the other guys face getting caved in 😂
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u/S0k0n0mi Jul 06 '26
Dude is a human siege engine.
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u/mal_guinness Jul 06 '26
He baited that so hard. Just jogging like he's not in the play and then kaboom. How number three gave him that much space I have no idea.
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u/McRedditz Jul 06 '26
This is not the same Brazil like it was back in the 90s. It takes absolute talents and chemistry to form a powerhouse. The new Brazilian team isn't it, even with Neymar Jr.
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u/OGDTrash Jul 06 '26
Neymar has partied too much. Vinicius jr. Is the star player of brazil imo
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u/IntrepidTry5280 Jul 06 '26
Vini Jr is also a class act. Neymar is a punk.
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u/okdude679 Jul 06 '26
Class act, Vini? I like him as a player but, he's no Kaka.
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u/Cool_Peach4113 Jul 06 '26
Had his entire team boycott the Ballon D’or awards because he didn’t win. To call him a class act is hilarious.
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u/JeanDusapin Jul 06 '26
Watched the games in brazilian bars, endrick seems to get stronger reactions than vini
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u/bnlf Jul 06 '26
Actually, after Neymar, the team got worse. Dude can't even run anymore, as a matter of fact, he hasn't been playing football for 5 years now. Also stupid idea to ask Bruno to shoot the penalty kick.
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u/Balc0ra Jul 06 '26
The last time Norway faced Brazil in the World Cup was in 98. So Brazil still has a negative record vs Norway
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u/chicagoblue Jul 06 '26
Big mistake even bringing Neymar to the WC nevermind putting him on. He's been washed for years.
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u/dathree Jul 06 '26
I mean Brazil in the 90s/00s was crazy strong. Ronaldinho, Ronaldo 9, Roberto Carlos to name a few - they are legends until today.
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u/BeardedHarrier Jul 06 '26
Don’t need to add the ‘9’ after Ronaldo. You can add the ‘7’ after Cristiano.
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u/_The_Farting_Baboon_ Jul 06 '26
I always say Ronaldo and Christiano Ronaldo. Or Ronaldo and CR.
Do not disrepect the phenomenon
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u/shallowsocks Jul 06 '26
OP saying "5 times world champion" like the current players won all those World Cups.. while technically they are 5x champions... effectively they are not
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u/Solace2010 Jul 06 '26
It’s because one of the matches a Brazilian player was bragging to another player they were better because they won 5 times
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u/Ha55aN1337 Jul 06 '26
It’s always funny to me how people are amazed a completely different team can’t replicate a result of another set of players that wore that jersey.
This logic to me is like thinking “the white house” can bring same results regardless of who is currently in it.
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u/StonesUnhallowed Jul 06 '26
"Two times World War winner cannot handle country in the middle east"
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u/papuniu Jul 06 '26
Neymar is finito since many years already ,now he s just a ghost on the field
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u/kuena Jul 06 '26
I'd argue that Neymar was never the guy in the national team. Brazil never reached the final with him either due to injuries or being invisible in important matches.
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u/RampantHedgehog Jul 06 '26
Even with Neymar? He is washed up and did very little this WC. His time has long since come.
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u/Hungry_Wheel_1774 Jul 06 '26
Yeah. I don't understand the Brazil buzz. The last time they won was more than 20 years ago. Each time I watch their match, I'm more deceived than impressed.
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u/carverofdeath Jul 06 '26
The crybaby Neymar who flops around like a fish? Hes a has been. Vini is a far better player and does it without spending half the match on the ground.
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u/AleksiB1 Jul 06 '26
Yeah previous performances are almost absolutely pointless in todays performance like 4 time winner Italy didnt qualify, major 20th cen teams like Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria are trash today. the winners can misperform in the next wc like from Italy '10 upto France '22
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u/calzone_gigante Jul 06 '26
Even though Haaland is an awesome player, Brazil was playing a terrible match, and deserved to loose, Brasil have many great talents, and an overall better team, but stayed in a passive position, the team lacks direction and heart, this was also visible in other matches, even if Brasil had won, it had no chance against stronger opponents until they get their shit together.
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u/dadofwar93 Jul 06 '26
Brazil has been a pretty average team for like 20 years now. Past worldcup wins mean nothing.
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u/realshockin Jul 06 '26
2010+, I agree
But from 94-2010 the Brazil team was incredible, we could have won 98 and 06, but "only" got 94 and 02, it was a better team than France is now and they are on a similar trajectory
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u/AdriftSpaceman Jul 06 '26
Brazilian here, current France squad has a much better collective game and cohesion. It's a better trained squad.
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u/realshockin Jul 06 '26
When you have prime Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Rivaldo, no one needs more cohesion lol
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u/AdriftSpaceman Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
You do. When Ronaldo was a no show in the 98 finals the Brazilian squad watched France completely dominate the game. The same happened in 06, with Zidane waltzing the midfield and dominating the game with the defense poorly attempting an offside line while Roberto Carlos was fixing his socks instead of trying to stop Henry. Another poor choice, using the short RC to defend against the towering Henry.
If they had better cohesion they might have lost both games still, because France was great, but the games would've been very, very different.
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u/peeeverywhere Jul 06 '26
Like Zlatan said, it’s like a curse to have generational talent in one team in previous years like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho and have that to carry to be compared with
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u/Gatsu1981 Jul 06 '26
I think it's a bit misleading to compliment Haaland by specifying how many times Brazil won the world cup, because that doesn't say much about their current team. Yeah history can have a weight but clearly this Brazil is not nearly close to their peak years and, as a matter of fact, I could also say it's a team that has neither won nor reached the final since more than 20 years.
Still, Haaland showed a great performance of course, but the fact that it was against this Brazil doesn't say much more about it.
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u/James-the-Bond-one Jul 06 '26
Brazil was already weak 12 years ago when Germany beat it 7x1.
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u/Gatsu1981 Jul 06 '26
Honestly, I believe that Brazil back then was actually worse than today, and they also were left without their best player at the time - Neymar - for injury. The final result in that case was also probably due to a particular coincidence between the bad form of Brazil and an exceptional performance from Germany: there are days when you simply succeed in anything and I think that was one of such cases. Still, the difference was quite blatant and well described Brazil need for a change in direction.
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u/crimson777 Jul 06 '26
Brazil was without Neymar AND captain Thiago Silva.
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u/Gatsu1981 Jul 06 '26
Right, another big absence, and possibly even more determining for the proportions of the result, given that he was definitely their best defender.
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u/crimson777 Jul 06 '26
Yup. Best defender and he REALLY held the defense together too. You could see them fall apart without him. He was a pretty decent leader.
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u/crimson777 Jul 06 '26
And Germany can’t even make it to the round of 16 since then either. Maybe it’s a curse on both teams.
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u/Mazzdrpan Jul 07 '26
That team was at least 3 times better than current Bra71l team, lets be real. But Germany was insanely stacked and their teamwork was impeccable.
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u/dadofwar93 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Brazil went downhill after they won 2002 wc. Most of the good players retired after that and they couldn't produce good enough team after that. Yes there were a couple of good players but it was never enough.
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u/pitsnvulva69 Jul 06 '26
You know football. Brazil is not Brazil after 2006 World Cup. The era of great players is over
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u/FurryCitizen Jul 06 '26
To be honest, Haaland is a goal machine, but he's the tip of the spear.
Dude has just insane goaling abilities. He gets the ball, he scores.
The team behind him, the restraint they showed, playing safe to create the right occasions, and the insane stops by their goalie, that's something Brazil was missing.
You can't pull a Neymar and hope he'll magically fix everything when you don't have a full team on the field.
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u/solarus2011 Jul 06 '26
Very few can handle Haaland. 5 time champs though doesn't mean shit. No offence to the OP but hearing commentators talking about five time champs when the squad Brazil have now is like talking shit about how great the Roman Empire was but Italy now is well just Italy!
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u/Blue-Hai-Jaati Jul 06 '26
only person Haaland is scared of
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u/Petrak1s Jul 06 '26
That’s AI actually.
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u/RedEyesGoldDragon Jul 06 '26
True but it's still funny cause I could 100% see Haaland doing something like that
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u/Ta-veren- Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
stupid clickbait title, its not like that team is a 5 x champion
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u/radtek1027 Jul 06 '26
Tell that to Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha after a 2-1 World Cup win against Japan by telling the Japanese players they needed to show more respect, stating: "Brazil won the World Cup 5 times. You need to show us some respect."
This was not a narrative created by OP but an induced talking point by the Brazilian players themselves.
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u/Belgiumgrvlgrndr Jul 06 '26
Obviously it’s not that team but this is the first point made by every Brazilian fan when discussing their team.
Now others get to use that same point when highlighting a quality win.
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u/Da1realBigA Jul 06 '26
I just learned about this guy today, went to youtube and watched the first video of his highlights.
This dude is what I think a soccer player should play like, if I never played soccer.
Like, you think, watching the world cup games, "why doesnt that player just kick it straight with a lot of power", "its that easy!". Or "ya, just head butt the ball into the net when your that tall and that close, no duh, your right there".
This dude is amazing. He makes the play, look easy. And thats the mark of a generational player.
Look, i just learned about the guy, but I do play other sports and its the same for the top tier guys. MJ, Lebron, Brady, the best guys when they play, to the causal/untrained eye, it looks easy what these athletes do bc its picturesque.
But when you play the game long enough, years, and you attempt the moves, you realize just how hard it is. How much athleticism, skill, practice, training, workouts and genetics go into it.
This Erling Haaland has accuracy, speed, balance, timing and this is the most impressive, size, all in 1 package.
Again, not too much of a football history "knower" but how players in history have his size and height while still maintaining that level of balance, control and accuracy.
Incredible showing.
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u/Robcobes Jul 06 '26
"Playing football is simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is"
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u/mrmidnightuk Jul 06 '26
Haaland is a beast of a player. Norway is a group working together and sadly the brazil squad are a bunch of individuals.
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u/Shimus36 Jul 06 '26
He looks like Matt playing Daemon from House of the Dragon.
Didn't know Targs could play football that good!
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u/MoreFeeYouS Jul 06 '26
What exactly can their past 5 World Championships do to stop Haaland?
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u/Yossarian216 Jul 06 '26
Nobody on that Brazil team was ever a world champion, it’s been decades at this point.
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u/ThisReditter Jul 06 '26
None of the players in the team is a world champion. It’s the past players who were world champions.
The past doesn’t define the present
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u/21MayDay21 Jul 06 '26
Since when are any of these players world champions? None of them have done anything with the Brazilian national team! Its an insanely misleading title and you know it.
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u/Erkeabran Jul 06 '26
Since the fans and players have been using that argument to justify the Brazi team quality along the tournament especially against japan
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u/Garagatt Jul 06 '26
I didn't see Pele, Ronaldo or Ronaldinho in this video.
5 Times Champion means nothing, when the last Championship was 24 years ago.
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u/itsRobbie_ Jul 06 '26
I’m too American to know anything about football/soccer, so question, this guy looks a little bit bigger than everyone else in this clip, is it “normal” for a player of his size to be as good as he is?
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u/papuniu Jul 06 '26
nope, especially for a forward. It's very rare to be so tall and strong and also very good technically. the guy is a monster
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u/Progedoge Jul 06 '26
Can someone turn the techno viking gif into Haaland? I'm incapable. Thanks in advance.
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u/anupvadhul Jul 06 '26
Honestly, handling haaland requires different level, When on ball and closer to box, he will be on different level. excellent striker.
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u/illonlyfadeaway Jul 06 '26
Paraguay would have chopped that tree down, Brazil tried to play talent v talent.
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u/PeacefulAndTranquil Jul 06 '26
england’s going up against norway in the quarter finals. i am thoroughly terrified.
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u/Softballzhurt2 Jul 06 '26
But they aren't the defending champions .... so why mention they had won 5 times? Why not mention this was the best result for Norway.
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u/loaferzz Jul 06 '26
Not a fan of football but that 2nd shot in between the legs of the defender is fkn awesome.
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