FIFA World Cup

Brazil vs Norway, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16

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Brazil
  • 90'+10': Neymar (P)
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Norway
  • 79': Erling Haaland
  • 90': Erling Haaland

Norway, Haaland stun Brazil to reach first-ever World Cup quarters

Erling Haaland struck two late goals as Norway stunned Brazil on Sunday by winning 2-1 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to reach the World Cup quarterfinals.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Norway. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
  • 6': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
  • 10': Penalty Brazil. Matheus Cunha draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Penalty Brazil.
  • 14': Penalty saved. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 16': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Rayan (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 23': Foul by Rayan (Brazil).
  • 23': David Møller Wolfe (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Danilo (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan.
  • 31': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
  • 31': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Alisson Becker (Brazil).
  • 38': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil).
  • 38': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 40': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 43': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Brazil).
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 45'+6': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Norway 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  • 45': Substitution, Norway. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Antonio Nusa.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Norway 0.
  • 47': Handball by Rayan (Brazil).
  • 48': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
  • 48': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 54': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 58': Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Endrick (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Endrick (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 61': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Rayan (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a headed pass.
  • 63': Offside, Brazil. Rayan is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 66': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Brazil. Neymar replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 67': Substitution, Brazil. Danilo Santos replaces Rayan.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
  • 74': Patrick Berg (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Brazil). Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 79': Substitution, Brazil. Éderson Silva replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 79': Goal! Brazil 0, Norway 1. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross.
  • 82': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Erling Haaland (Norway).
  • 82': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Oscar Bobb.
  • 83': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 88': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
  • 90': Goal! Brazil 0, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Éderson Silva (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Norway. Leo Østigård replaces David Møller Wolfe because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
  • 90'+6': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Neymar (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Torbjørn Heggem (Norway).
  • 90'+8': Penalty Brazil. Casemiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+8': Penalty conceded by Leo Østigård (Norway) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+10': Goal! Brazil 1, Norway 2. Neymar (Brazil) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Norway 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Norway 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
66.4 Possession 33.6
9 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
618 Accurate Passes 279
681 Passes 331
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 39
29 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 21
18 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 80,663

Line-Ups

BRA Brazil (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
3 Gabriel Magalhães
4 Marquinhos
16 Douglas Santos
13 Danilo
5 Casemiro
8 Bruno Guimarães
22 Gabriel Martinelli
26 Rayan
7 Vinícius Júnior
9 Matheus Cunha
Brazil Substitutes:
Danilo Santos, Weverton, Ederson, Roger Ibañez, Raphinha, Bremer, Éderson, Neymar, Luiz Henrique, Igor Thiago, Endrick, Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira, Fabinho.

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
17 Torbjørn Heggem
3 Kristoffer Ajer
5 David Møller Wolfe
26 Julian Ryerson
8 Sander Berge
6 Patrick Berg
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Erling Haaland
20 Antonio Nusa
7 Alexander Sørloth
Norway Substitutes:
Oscar Bobb, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Henrik Falchener, Kristian Thorstvedt, Jens Petter Hauge, Sondre Langas, Andreas Schjelderup, Thelo Aasgaard, Sander Tangvik, Fredrik Aursnes, Morten Thorsby, Egil Selvik, Leo Østigard, Fredrik André Bjørkan.

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