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'It followed me home': Erling Haaland lights up the internet with a unique souvenir after Norway's World Cup run

Headline from Local Memphis, from the development of Jul 13, 2026

Newest development Jul 14, 2026 · 2 reportsNorway star Erling Haaland left the US with seven World Cup goals and a taxidermy raccoon

Haaland went viral again after arriving home from the 2026 World Cup carrying a $750 taxidermy raccoon he bought in Dallas.

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  1. Erling Haaland brings stuffed raccoon from Dallas western store back to Norway

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    'It followed me home': Erling Haaland lights up the internet with a unique souvenir after Norway's World Cup run

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    Norway star Erling Haaland left the US with seven World Cup goals and a taxidermy raccoon

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Erling Haaland brings taxidermy raccoon back to Norway after World Cup (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Norway’s striker Erling Braut Haaland gets off the plane after Norway’s national football team landed at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport on July 13, 2026. Norway were knocked out in the quarter-final match against England.

  2. Jezebel

    So Long, Erling Haaland (opens Jezebel)

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    Jezebel's feed description

    While he didn’t nab the World Cup trophy, it looks like our new favorite Viking returned home with his own token of America…a taxidermy raccoon…?

  3. Newsweek

    Erling Haaland Brings Raccoon Home to Norway After World Cup (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Erling Haaland fell short of bringing the World Cup home to Norway, so he settled for the next big thing: a taxidermy raccoon.

  4. FOX 4 Dallas

    Erling Haaland brings stuffed raccoon from Dallas western store back to Norway (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Erling Haaland loved Texas so much, he brought a kitschy piece of cowboy culture back with him to Norway after their World Cup exit. Erling Haaland's raccoon friend Norway returned home on Monday after their loss to England in the World Cup quarterfinals this past weekend.

  5. Local Memphis

    'It followed me home': Erling Haaland lights up the internet with a unique souvenir after Norway's World Cup run (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Haaland went viral again after arriving home from the 2026 World Cup carrying a $750 taxidermy raccoon he bought in Dallas.

  6. Insider

    Norway's Erling Haaland brought a $750 taxidermy raccoon home from the World Cup (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "It followed me home," the internet-viral Norwegian striker joked of the raccoon in an X post.

  7. GQ

    Yup, Erling Haaland Paired His Designer Bag With a Taxidermy Raccoon (opens GQ)

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    GQ's feed description

    The Norwegian forward is finally home after his viral World Cup—and he brought a friend!

  8. Seattle Times

    Norway star Erling Haaland left the US with seven World Cup goals and a taxidermy raccoon (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Willd Bill's Western Store visitors mostly posted for photos near the $750 raccoon, but once the soccer star got one, they've been hot items, a co-owner says.

  9. Fox News

    Taxidermied raccoons are seeing unprecedented demand thanks to Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Erling Haaland's taxidermied raccoon souvenir from the World Cup sparked a global demand surge that has Dallas' Wild Bill's Western Store sold out.

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