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= Solution

If $\mu^2<0$ and $\lambda^2>0$, the minima are
$$
\boldsymbol\phi_0=(\pm v_1,0,0),
\qquad
v_1^2=-\frac{\mu^2}{4g}.
$$
The discrete $O(1)\cong\mathbb Z_2$ symmetry is spontaneously broken, while $O(2)$ remains intact. There is no Goldstone mode because only a discrete symmetry is broken.

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