- Erling Haaland scored twice in Norway’s 2-1 win over Brazil in the World Cup Round of 16
- The Manchester City striker is a self-described “Huge Caniac” who caught a Cup Final game in June
- Read below for how Haaland’s dream summer lines up with the Hurricanes’ title run
Erling Haaland is having the summer of his life, and the Carolina Hurricanes get to take a little of the credit.
The Norway striker buried two goals in a 2-1 win over Brazil on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, knocking the five-time champions out of the 2026 World Cup in the Round of 16. He also happens to be one of the biggest Hurricanes fans on the planet.
Those two goals pushed Haaland to seven for the tournament, tying France’s Kylian Mbappe and Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the World Cup lead. Carolina made sure everyone knew where the good vibes came from:
The timing is hard to beat. Haaland’s run comes a few weeks after his favorite hockey team won the 2026 Stanley Cup, the franchise’s first title since 2006.
He isn’t a bandwagon guy either. Haaland showed up to Game 5 of the Final on June 11 and watched Carolina beat Vegas 4-2 to grab a 3-2 series lead. Check out how his night at Lenovo Center went:
The Canes made it official a while back, and the striker has run with the title ever since. Here’s the moment Carolina folded him into the family:
The day after Game 5, Haaland posted photos from the arena with a caption in Norwegian, “Morro med @NHL.” It translates to “Fun with.” Safe to say the feeling was mutual.
If Norway’s tournament ends the way Carolina’s season did, Haaland is going to have one more banner worth celebrating.
