Erling Haaland slams 'weak' decision in England vs Norway World Cup clash

Erling Haaland was unable to help Norway beat England (Credits: REUTERS)

Erling Haaland

admitted he was left feeling ‘bitter’ after Norway were knocked out of the

World Cup

by

England

.

The

Manchester City

striker was crestfallen at the final whistle having been substituted at the start of the second period of extra-time.

Haaland, whose goals had ben largely responsible for dragging his nation to the quarter-finals, endured a difficult afternoon in the stifling Miami heat.

The totemic striker was largely kept quiet by three of his club colleagues,

Marc Guehi

,

John Stones

and Nico O’Reilly but was still at the heart of one the game’s most contentious moments.

With the match evenly poised 10 minutes into the start of the second period, Torbjorn Lysaker Heggem thought he had poked his side ahead only for VAR to rescue England with Haaland adjudged to have pushed

Elliot Anderson

prior to a corner kick being taken.

‘It feels a bit empty, to be honest,’ Haaland told TV 2. ‘I felt we deserved more. I don’t think it’s a free kick.

‘It’s been disallowed because I push Elliot Anderson to the ground, like I get pushed in every single duel. It’s a bit bitter.

Jude Bellingham was congratulated by his former Borussia Dortmund teammate Erling Haaland (Picture: Getty)

‘Small moments decide things in the World Cup. Against Brazil we managed to turn it in our favour. Today when we get the 50/50 decisions against us it will be difficult.’

In a subsequent interview, Haaland added: ‘So, if there is a free kick, I almost have to get a free kick in every duel – in every single match. Because I get pushed, I get pulled all the way, and I think it’s weak.’

Those sentiments were echoed by

Fulham

midfielde Sander Berge who also struggled to comprehend FIFA’s explanation for failing to rule out Jude Bellingham’s equaliser after the ball appeared to hit a wire from which the Miami Stadium’s spidercam is suspended from.

Norway thought they had taken the lead at the start of the second half (Credits: WILLIAM VOLCOV/Shutterstock)

‘I won’t talk about the wire until later, but it’s ridiculous if that’s the case,’ he said. ‘The 2-1 goal speaks for itself.

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