Norway against Brazil at the World Cup: “Haaland is unstoppable”

The basic knowledge of the World Cup nerds includes a curiosity that is now being mentioned extensively on the occasion of the round of 16 between Norway and Brazil on Sunday. Norway is the only FIFA member country that has never lost to record world champions Brazil. In four games, the Scandinavians won twice and drew twice. Former defender Kjetil Rekdal, who played for Hertha BSC from January 1997 to October 2000, was there for both victories. In the second he played a leading role, about which the 57-year-old Rekdal, now coach of the Norwegian first division club FK Aalesund, had a lot to say when he answered the phone in his home town of Molde. He’s not going to the World Cup. “We are in the middle of preparing for the season – and unfortunately the USA is a little further away,” he says.