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He has a small cut on his face, but the rest is fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haaland wrote in his Snapchat post:<\/p>\n<p>In another Snapchat post, 24-year-old Haaland wrote along with a photo of himself taking a selfie showing the wound under his lips.<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian director St\u00e5le Solbakken said &#8220;it could have actually gone badly there&#8221; in connection with the incident involving Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>Solbakken added that Tuesday&#8217;s match had no risk of losing Haaland. <\/p>\n<p>Norway has won all four of its World Cup qualifying games in Group I, including Italy and Israel. Norway has 12 points, three more than Israel and six more than Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Man City faces a big match right after an international break and will fierce local rival Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday at home.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/haaland-face-norway-odegaard-530bab8c4ba33925d383808861565aff\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSLO (AP) &#8212; Erling Haaland is &#8220;doing well&#8221; after demanding stitching for an amputation of his face in a strange incident in international duties with Norway, team captain Martin \u00d8degaard said Monday. 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