Erling Haaland cheers Hurricanes win before Norway’s World Cup opener

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland joined his Norway teammates for an outing to the NHL’s fifth‑round final in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4‑2. A video posted on social media shows Haaland enthusiastically celebrating a Hurricanes goal, prompting the league to comment that he looks like a “big hockey fan.” The arena is about an hour’s drive from the Norwegian football squad’s World Cup base in Greensboro. Norway’s national team opens the tournament on Wednesday with a match against Iraq, marking its first World Cup appearance since 1998 and entering as a dark horse. The visit was highlighted as a possible morale boost, drawing a parallel with Norway’s bronze‑medal success at the recent ice‑hockey World Championships.