Norway striker Erling Haaland calls on the media to "put every single pressure" on England before the two sides' quarter-final on Saturday.

Erling Haaland has scored seven goals this tournament and is one behind Lionel Messi in the battle for the Golden Boot Norway striker Erling Haaland believes England are one of the favourites to win the World Cup outright, and with a smile called on the media to put as much pressure on them as possible leading into their quarter-final meeting on Saturday. Norway had not competed at a World Cup since 1998, but have reached the final eight for the first time after finishing second in Group I before beating Ivory Coast and Brazil in the knockout stage. England have reached at least the quarter-finals in the past three men's World Cups, but have not made the final since winning the competition in 1966. "I think there's some clear favourites out there, England's one of them," said Manchester City striker Haaland. Speaking to journalists, he added: "I think all of you should put every single pressure on the English lads. "Yeah, they [England fans] should be confident of progressing, definitely. It's England." Haaland, 25, has scored in each of his past 14 competitive games for Norway, and will look to continue that run against the nation of his birth - he was born in Leeds, during the summer his father Alf-Inge moved from Leeds United to Manchester City - when they meet in Miami on Saturday (22:00 BST).