Norway's star Erling Haaland described the World Cup quarter-final clash against England as a special occasion, acknowledging the unique nature of facing the country where he was born

While urging his team to remain humble, Haaland said Norway should be confident of its chances and expressed excitement about competing against familiar teammates in a high-stakes clash

"I think for me it's super special because I play in England and I'm born in England, and you also play against teammates and everything. So it's a bit, not weird, but it's a funny game, and it's going to be nice," he said

Norway produced one of the tournament's biggest shocks by eliminating five-time champions Brazil in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. An Erling Haaland brace powered the Norwegians to a stunning 2-1 victory setting up a high-stakes clash with England

England have only won two of their last seven meetings against Norway, going back to an infamous 1-2 loss in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in 1981