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Norway Coach Ståle Solbakken Leads Team to Historic World Cup Quarterfinals After Surviving Clinical Death
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First reported by Mako · 28 minutes ago
What happened
Ståle Solbakken, who survived clinical death in 2001, now coaches Norway to their first-ever World Cup quarterfinals in 2026 after a perfect qualifying run and a stunning win over Brazil.
- 01Ståle Solbakken was declared clinically dead in 2001 after collapsing during training but survived.
- 02He transitioned to coaching and became Norway's national team coach in 2020.
- 03Norway qualified for the 2026 World Cup with eight wins out of eight matches.
- 04Norway won their first-ever World Cup knockout match against Ivory Coast and then beat Brazil to reach quarterfinals.
- 05A viral theory suggests the team eliminating Japan in recent World Cups wins the tournament, boosting Norwegian fans' hopes.
- 06Norway faces England in the quarterfinals, aiming to continue their historic run.
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