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Ståle Solbakken's wild gamble to rest his entire starting eleven just paid the ultimate historical dividend.

Norway benched their entire team to prepare for this match, and their rested superstars just delivered the nation's first-ever World Cup knockout victory.

Ståle Solbakken risked a heavy group-stage defeat to France by resting all his stars. That gamble looked genius when 21-year-old , unlocked by , became Norway’s youngest-ever World Cup goalscorer. Ivory Coast fought back through , who cleared a shot off his own line before scoring a brilliant equalizer. tried containing 's explosive movement, but the rested superstar proved inevitable. In the 86th minute, Haaland tapped in his 60th international goal to secure the historic win and set up a blockbuster Round of 16 clash with Brazil.

— and get this

is now the fastest player in football history to reach 60 international goals, hitting the milestone in just 53 games.

At 21 years and 74 days old, winger became the youngest World Cup goalscorer in Norway's history.

Ivory Coast's nearly saved the night single-handedly, clearing a shot off the line before scoring his 74th-minute goal.

Following the defeat, prediction markets resolved the contract on Ivory Coast's elimination at a final 100%.

Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway — World Cup

🇳🇴Ståle Solbakken's wild gamble to rest his entire starting eleven just paid the ultimate historical dividend.

Ståle Solbakken's wild gamble to rest his entire starting eleven just paid the ultimate historical dividend.