IT'S HAAL ON YOU, LADS! - Norway superstar Haaland starts England mind games with claim ahead of World Cup clash

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Erling Haaland makes

England

strong favourites against

Norway

- and insists all the pressure is on

Thomas Tuchel's

Three Lions. The

Manchester City

striker is relishing his duel club team-mate

Marc Guehi

and potentially close friend

John Stones

in Miami as he attempts to outgun

Harry Kane

.

He said when asked if Norway were underdogs: "Yeah, definitely. I think everyone should stay humble, but they have a right to be confident about progressing."

Haaland also claimed Norway's chances of going the distance at the tournament - something which he rated at 25 per cent pre-tournament - were slim despite a series of eye-catching scalps,

not least the elimination of Brazil

. He explained: "Really low still [chances of winning the World Cup].

"There are some clear favourites out there, and England is one of them. All of you should put every single bit of pressure on the English lads. It's a special game, definitely.

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"For me, it's super special because I play in England and was born in England. Facing team-mates makes it a funny game, but it's going to be nice."

The 25-year-old has rattled in a whopping seven goals thus far and he's hoping to add to that tally in Florida. However, for Haaland, making Norwegians proud is a far bigger motive than hitting the back of the net.

He continued: "I enjoy so many things. Playing against

Brazil

was crazy for us Norwegians. To win that match and then play England in a World Cup quarter-final in the

USA

is quite special.

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"If you look at the scenes back home, this is not normal for Norway. It's super special. Just being able to play in the World Cup is a huge honour and a massive career goal for me. Being here, playing on the biggest stage with my Norwegian friends against the best teams in the

world

, is really special."

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