From the Philippines to Norway to Mexico, the date a country celebrates freedom is often not the date it actually became free. It's the date the story became worth telling.

Longyearbyen sits closer to the North Pole than to Oslo, and thanks to a century-old treaty, almost anyone on Earth can move there without a visa.

The reigning Ballon d'Or winner scored three times before half-time in Boston as France sealed top spot, with Norway resting Erling Haaland.

A second straight Haaland double carried Norway past Senegal and into the knockouts with a match to spare. Senegal's fightback came two minutes too late.

Norway waited 28 years to bring Erling Haaland to a World Cup. He needed 29 minutes to justify it, scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Iraq in Boston.