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He was very focused."
The mayor attributes Haaland's humility to local culture. "We come from a place in Norway where our feet are on the ground.
Farms, working hard … and he has good genes from his mum and dad."
Unprecedented Unity
Gabriel Høyland, Haaland's great uncle, called the World Cup run "quite remarkable." He said, "We have never experienced this kind of atmosphere any time."
At Bryne FK stadium, Alf Ingve Berntsen, who coached Haaland from age eight, remembered his early passion.
"He was funny, he was smiling, he was scoring lots of goals. At that level you can see it is glowing.
It's a fire, it's passion."
Berntsen noted that the World Cup has brought togetherness. "Not just in Bryne but all over Norway.
It's amazing."
On Saturday, the mayor will serve hotdogs to 3,000 children and families at an alcohol-free screening at Bryne's stadium.
"We're doing what we can to make this a big, big event," Vollusund said.
Visiting father Christopher Gundersen from Oslo said, "It's bigger than football. The whole country is coming together.
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It has had a huge impact."
