Erling Haaland Flew Home to Oslo from the World Cup Carrying a $750 Taxidermy Raccoon Carrying a Bottle of Gin

He bought a “Whiskey Raccoon” in Dallas after Norway knocked out the Ivory Coast, and now he’s letting the fans say it. Options floating around: Cowboy, Ranger, TEX, or ROW, short for Raccoon On Wheels.

The taxidermy figure costs $750 and comes from Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas, where employees closed the doors for a private 90-minute tour after Norway beat Ivory Coast in the round of 32. Haaland tried on snakeskin cowboy boots and a custom hat with his initials and a 9, then came out with a few raccoons.

“It followed me home,” he wrote about X on the day the team’s plane landed in Oslo.

Norway’s run went further than anyone expected: past Ivory Coast, then 2-1 Brazil with Haaland scoring twice, before losing 2-1 extra time to England in the quarterfinals. He finished with nearly 7 goals in 5 games, and the raccoon rode home as a reminder of it all.

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