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Norway's midfielder #06 Patrick Berg and Senegal's forward #18 Ismaila Sarr during the 2026 World Cup Group I football match at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, on June 22, 2026. [AFP]

On a sticky night in North America, a goalkeeper from a country most fans would struggle to find on a map kept the European champions out almost on his own.

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