Manchester United\u2019s Amad Diallo was sent on for the Ivory Coast after an hour and was immediately in the thick of it, stopping a certain second Norway goal and then grabbing a terrific equaliser on 74 minutes.<\/p>\n
With extra time looming, predator supreme Haaland got on the end of a cross by Patrick Berg to make some Norwegian history.<\/p>\n
They face five-time champions Brazil on Sunday in New Jersey with the quarter-finals at stake.<\/p>\n
A match between two physical teams was tepid to begin with at the impressive, air-conditioned home of the Dallas Cowboys in the United States.<\/p>\n
Ivory Coast had a sight of goal after 20 minutes, with defender Ghislain Konan bursting into the Norway box from the left but finding the side netting.<\/p>\n
The Ivory Coast players and fans were irate just before the drinks break when the livewire Yan Diomande was brought down on the break just inside his own half.<\/p>\n
Referee Jesus Valenzuela surprisingly did not even book defender David Moller Wolfe.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old winger Diomande, who appears set to join European champions Paris Saint-Germain from RB Leipzig, was growing into the game.<\/p>\n
The African side, one of the youngest at the tournament, were on top and particularly threatening down Diomande\u2019s left-hand side of the pitch.<\/p>\n
Haaland had little to feed on but might have done better with a tame header that bounced into the hands of goalkeeper Yahia Fofana.<\/p>\n
Then came a moment of genuine class as Nusa, fed by captain Martin Odegaard, cut inside and bent the ball wonderfully into the top corner.<\/p>\n
Odegaard put his hands on his head in disbelief at the strike by the 21-year-old, Diomande\u2019s Leipzig teammate.<\/p>\n
Stale Solbakken\u2019s Norway finished the first half on the hunt for a second and Haaland was denied by a last-gasp block by Ibrahim Sangare, who celebrated as if scoring a goal.<\/p>\n
The Ivory Coast, into the knockout rounds for the first time, won their 10th corner to start the second half.<\/p>\n
Nicolas Pepe was denied by the legs of Norway stopper Orjan Nyland as the Ivory Coast piled on the pressure.<\/p>\n
Norway, runners-up to France in the group stage, were inches away from a second when Diallo blocked the ball on the goal line following a corner.<\/p>\n
The Norway fans, sensing the next round was close, began their now-famous rowing in the stands.<\/p>\n
Almost as soon as they stopped, Diallo danced into the box past two challenges for a spectacular leveller.<\/p>\n
Then up popped Haaland to break Ivorian hearts, with goalkeeper Nyland pulling off a flying stop from Diallo\u2019s well-struck free kick at the death to send Norway through.<\/p>\n