Erling Haaland Backs England After Norway Exit as Odegaard Criticizes Bellingham Goal
Alf-Inge Haaland said officiating decided the match after Norway had a goal disallowed and England won on Jude Bellingham’s extra-time strike.
- On Saturday, July 11, England defeated Norway 2-1 in a World Cup quarterfinal. Following the loss, Alf-Inge Haaland, father of Norway star Erling Haaland, publicly criticized the officiating.
- The disallowed goal by Heggem, which involved a VAR review, sparked debate following Bellingham's equalizer. FIFA later claimed the Connected Ball sensor showed no evidence of a cable deflection.
- Lamenting several decisions, Alf-Inge Haaland claimed England was not the "better team" and that officials "did everything possible to hand England the 2-1 victory."
- Urging him to remain humble, fans reminded Alfie Haaland that his son and Bellingham are close friends from their time at Borussia Dortmund.
- Erling Haaland remained gracious after the defeat, unlike his father. The elder Haaland, a former player for Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, earned 34 caps for Norway.
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Alfie Haaland, the father of the Norwegian scorer, Erling Haaland, ended up angry with referee Clément Turpin, whom he ‘nominated’ MVP with Jude Bellingham. The Norwegian did not overlook the great controversy of the quarter-final match of the 2026 World Cup. Apparently, before England’s first goal, which tied in the first part’s discount, the ball played in the air chamber. Bellingham then made a hit, but neither Turpin nor the VAR repaired at …
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INTELLINEWSJude Bellingham leads England to the semi-final of the World Cup. In the Norwegian media there is trouble about the referees, but also gratitude.
Feel we got robbed today: Haalands father after Norways defeat against England in FIFA World Cup QF - The Tribune
Former Norway international Alf-Inge 'Alfie' Haaland and father of star striker Erling Haaland expressed his disappointment after Norway's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign ended with a 2-1 extra-time defeat to England in the quarter-finals, claiming the Scandinavian side had been 'robbed' in the contest.
Alf-Inge Haaland still scolds England after the Norway-out. The father of the striker star weathers a crazy wrong decision.
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