There’s a lot to like about England’s World Cup quarter-final clash with Norway on Saturday evening. It’s a game laden with storylines. England have star power at numerous positions. Norway are the more cohesive team, geared towards serving one star. England have won at the Azteca. Norway knocked out Brazil. England have won the World Cup. Norway have not. But perhaps the most compelling aspect of the narrative is the battle between the two men up front. There can be little debate over Erling Haaland and Harry Kane being the two best No. 9s in the world (for the purpose of argument here, Kylian Mbappe is not a No. 9). These days, in fact, it isn’t really close. But they play the same position in two radically different ways. Haaland has few touches but is absolutely deadly with those he gets. He’s a true killer inside the box. Kane is a roaming sort of player, an adept passer who could quite comfortably operate as a No. 10. They’re mightily different personalities, too. Kane has a gentlemanly quality about him. Haaland is more raw. He’s a decade younger. He’s also probably just a bit more fun. But who is better? These things are tough to compare Post navigation Andoni Iraola speaks out on Harvey Elliott’s Liverpool future after ‘strange’ Aston Villa loan spell