World Cup 2026: Norway eliminate Brazil 2-1 in the round of 16
Norway stunned Brazil 2-1 in the 2026 World Cup round of 16 at MetLife Stadium, with Erling Haaland scoring a late brace to send Stale Solbakken’s side into the quarter-finals.
SUMMARY
Norway pulled off a sensation by beating Brazil 2-1 in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Thanks to a late brace from Erling Haaland, the Nordic side eliminated tournament favorites Brazil, who had opened the scoring through Casemiro.
The match, played in front of a passionate crowd, lived up to expectations in intensity and suspense. Brazil, under Carlo Ancelotti, relied on a 4-4-2 formation, while Stale Solbakken’s Norway operated in a 4-3-3. The clash pitted two styles against each other — Norway’s control of the ball with 67% possession against a Brazilian game built on speed and counterattacks.
The Nordics went in front in the 29th minute through Kaishu Sano. Brazil responded with a winning header from Casemiro in the 56th minute after a cross from Gabriel Magalhães. Despite intense pressing and a total of 11 Brazilian shots, Norway held firm, notably thanks to a strong performance from goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland. The second-half substitutions also brought new energy to Norway’s play.
Erling Haaland made the difference by scoring twice in the 79th and 90th minutes, earning his team a historic qualification for the quarter-finals. Brazil attempted one final comeback through Neymar, who came on in the 67th minute and reduced the deficit in stoppage time, but without changing his team’s fate.
This result represents a major defeat for Brazil, still chasing a fifth world title. Norway will face the winner of the match between Mexico and England in the upcoming quarter-finals.
Brazil with Ancelotti face Norwegian resistance
Brazil opted for a classic 4-4-2 with Alisson in goal and a defensive line made up of Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos. In midfield, Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães provided balance, while Vinícius Júnior, Gabriel Martinelli and Matheus Cunha formed the attacking unit. Neymar, injured at the start of the competition, came on in the second half, bringing creativity and energy.
Despite possession limited to 33%, the Cariocas produced 11 shots, including 3 on target, but came up against a well-organized Norwegian defense and an in-form goalkeeper. The substitutions, particularly the introductions of Cunha and then Martinelli, changed the complexion of the match late on but not enough to reverse the result.
Norway — Haaland the savior in a controlled 4-3-3
Norway lined up in a 4-3-3 with Ørjan Nyland in goal and a solid defense featuring Ryerson, Ajer, Heggem and Møller Wolfe. In midfield, the trio of Martin Ødegaard, Sander Berge and Patrick Berg controlled the tempo of the match with 658 passes at a 91% success rate. In attack, Haaland, Sørloth and Nusa kept constant pressure on the Brazilian defense.
The key to Norway’s success lay in Haaland’s efficiency, with the striker scoring the two decisive goals, and in the decisions of head coach Stale Solbakken, who managed his substitutions well, notably with the introductions of Ryerson and Schjelderup. Superior possession and tactical discipline ultimately made the Brazilian favorites crack.
Norway- 46'Remplacement - A. Sorloth (remplace O. Bobb)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Nusa (remplace A. Schjelderup)
- 58'Remplacement - M. Cunha (remplace Endrick)
- 63'Remplacement - J. Ryerson (remplace F. Aursnes)
- 67'Remplacement - G. Martinelli (remplace Neymar)
- 67'Remplacement - Rayan (remplace Danilo Santos)
- 79'Remplacement - Bruno Guimaraes (remplace Ederson)
- 79'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90+5'Remplacement - D. Wolfe (remplace L. Ostigard)
- 90+6'Carton jaune - Neymar
- 90+10'But - Neymar
- Tirs cadres : Brazil 3 / Norway 5
- Tirs : Brazil 11 / Norway 9
- Possession : Brazil 33% / Norway 67%
- Corners : Brazil 5 / Norway 5
- Fautes : Brazil 6 / Norway 4
- Passes : Brazil 311 / Norway 658
- Precision des passes : Brazil 86% / Norway 91%
- xG : Brazil 1.90 / Norway 0.73
- Erling Haaland (Norway) : note 9, 2 but(s)
- Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) : note 7.2, 2 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ørjan Nyland (Norway) : note 8, 4 arret(s)
- Alisson (Brazil) : note 6.6, 3 arret(s)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) : note 7.3
- 20'Carton jaune - R. Halhal
- 22'Remplacement - I. Saibari (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 40'Carton jaune - A. Hakimi
- 40'Carton jaune - R. Laryea
- 43'Carton jaune - J. David
- 45'Carton jaune - A. Ounahi
- 45+6'Carton jaune - B. El Khannouss
- 49'Carton jaune - L. De Fougerolles
- 50'But - A. Ounahi (passe A. Hakimi)
- 63'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 63'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace C. Talbi)
- 63'Remplacement - T. Oluwaseyi (remplace C. Larin)
- 67'Carton jaune - C. Larin
- 78'Remplacement - A. Ahmed (remplace P. David)
- 79'Remplacement - R. Laryea (remplace J. Shaffelburg)
- 82'But - A. Ounahi (passe B. Diaz)
- 87'Remplacement - I. Diop (remplace M. Saadane)
- 87'Remplacement - A. Ounahi (remplace S. El Mourabet)
- 87'Remplacement - T. Buchanan (remplace J. Nelson)
- 87'Remplacement - N. Sigur (remplace J. Osorio)
- 90+8'But - S. Rahimi (passe B. Diaz)
- 16 Maxime Crépeau Goalkeeper
- 2 Alistair Johnston Defender
- 15 Moise Bombito Defender
- 4 Luc De Fougerolles Defender
- 22 Richie Laryea Defender
- 17 Tajon Buchanan Midfielder
- 23 Niko Sigur Midfielder
- 7 Stephen Eustaquio Midfielder
- 20 Ali Ahmed Midfielder
- 10 Jonathan David Forward
- 12 Tani Oluwaseyi Forward
- 18 Owen Goodman
- 1 Dayne St. Clair
- 5 Joel Waterman
- 19 Alphonso Davies
- 3 Alfie Jones
- 13 Derek Cornelius
- 21 Jonathan Osorio
- 6 Mathieu Choinière
- 14 Jacob Shaffelburg
- 25 Nathan-Dylan Saliba
- 11 Liam Millar
- 24 Promise David
- 9 Cyle Larin
- 26 Jayden Nelson
- 1 Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
- 2 Achraf Hakimi Defender
- 14 Issa Diop Defender
- 25 Redouane Halhal Defender
- 3 Noussair Mazraoui Defender
- 6 Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
- 24 Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
- 10 Brahim Díaz Midfielder
- 8 Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
- 23 Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder
- 11 Ismael Saibari Forward
- 12 Munir El Kajoui
- 22 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 13 Zakaria El Ouahdi
- 19 Youssef Belammari
- 18 Chadi Riad
- 17 Amine Sbai
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat
- 15 Samir El Mourabet
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi
- 16 Gessime Yassine
- 20 Ayoub El Kaabi
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab
- Tirs cadres : Canada 2 / Morocco 2
- Tirs : Canada 6 / Morocco 2
- Possession : Canada 39% / Morocco 61%
- Corners : Canada 7 / Morocco 1
- Fautes : Canada 19 / Morocco 8
- Cartons jaunes : Canada 4 / Morocco 4
- Passes : Canada 268 / Morocco 440
- Precision des passes : Canada 75% / Morocco 85%
- xG : Canada 0.56 / Morocco 0.09
- Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) : note 7.3, 1 but(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) : note 7, 1 passe(s) decisive(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco) : note 7, 2 arret(s)
- Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) : note 7.5
- Tani Oluwaseyi (Canada) : note 7.3
- Issa Diop (Morocco) : note 7.3
- Stephen Eustaquio (Canada) : note 7.2
- Redouane Halhal (Morocco) : note 6.9, 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- I. Koné : Canada · Missing Fixture · Fracture Of Lower Leg
- 01/12/2022 Canada 1-2 Morocco (World Cup)
- 19'Carton jaune - B. Barcola
- 58'Remplacement - O. Alderete (remplace J. Canale)
- 61'Remplacement - J. Enciso (remplace G. Caballero)
- 61'Remplacement - B. Barcola (remplace D. Doue)
- 70'But - K. Mbappe
- 71'Remplacement - G. Gomez (remplace Mauricio)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Almiron (remplace G. Avalos)
- 81'Carton jaune - M. Kone
- 84'Remplacement - O. Dembele (remplace R. Cherki)
- 90+7'Carton jaune - M. Olise
- 12 Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
- 4 Juan Cáceres Defender
- 2 Gustavo Velázquez Defender
- 15 Gustavo Gómez Defender
- 3 Omar Alderete Defender
- 6 Junior Alonso Defender
- 10 Miguel Almirón Midfielder
- 8 Diego Gómez Midfielder
- 14 Andrés Cubas Midfielder
- 23 Matías Galarza Midfielder
- 19 Julio Enciso Forward
- 22 Gastón Olveira
- 1 Roberto Fernández
- 5 Fabián Balbuena
- 13 José Canale
- 26 Alexandro Maidana
- 11 Mauricio
- 16 Damián Bobadilla
- 20 Braian Ojeda
- 24 Gustavo Caballero
- 17 Alejandro Romero
- 7 Ramón Sosa
- 9 Antonio Sanabria
- 18 Alex Arce
- 21 Gabriel Ávalos
- 25 Isidro Pitta
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 3 Lucas Digne Defender
- 6 Manu Koné Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 12 Bradley Barcola Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 23 Robin Risser
- 1 Brice Samba
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 19 Theo Hernández
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 20 Désiré Doué
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- Tirs cadres : Paraguay 0 / France 1
- Tirs : Paraguay 3 / France 10
- Possession : Paraguay 22% / France 78%
- Corners : Paraguay 1 / France 10
- Fautes : Paraguay 6 / France 7
- Cartons jaunes : Paraguay 0 / France 1
- Passes : Paraguay 121 / France 427
- Precision des passes : Paraguay 54% / France 91%
- xG : Paraguay 0.07 / France 0.26
- Orlando Gill (Paraguay) : note 6.9, 1 arret(s)
- Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) : note 7.3
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 7.3
- Juan Cáceres (Paraguay) : note 7.2
- Mike Maignan (France) : note 7
- Jules Koundé (France) : note 7
- William Saliba (France) : note 7
- Manu Koné (France) : note 6.9
No confirmed absence yet.
- 02/06/2017 France 5-0 Paraguay (Friendlies)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Sorloth (remplace O. Bobb)
- 46'Remplacement - A. Nusa (remplace A. Schjelderup)
- 58'Remplacement - M. Cunha (remplace Endrick)
- 63'Remplacement - J. Ryerson (remplace F. Aursnes)
- 67'Remplacement - G. Martinelli (remplace Neymar)
- 67'Remplacement - Rayan (remplace Danilo Santos)
- 79'Remplacement - Bruno Guimaraes (remplace Ederson)
- 79'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90'But - E. Haaland (passe A. Schjelderup)
- 90+5'Remplacement - D. Wolfe (remplace L. Ostigard)
- 90+6'Carton jaune - Neymar
- 90+10'But - Neymar
- 1 Alisson Goalkeeper
- 13 Danilo Defender
- 4 Marquinhos Defender
- 3 Gabriel Magalhães Defender
- 16 Douglas Santos Defender
- 26 Rayan Midfielder
- 8 Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
- 5 Casemiro Midfielder
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli Midfielder
- 9 Matheus Cunha Forward
- 7 Vinícius Júnior Forward
- 19 Endrick
- 18 Danilo Santos
- 10 Neymar
- 12 Weverton
- 23 Ederson
- 6 Alex Sandro
- 14 Bremer
- 15 Léo Pereira
- 24 Roger Ibañez
- 2 Éderson
- 17 Fabinho
- 11 Raphinha
- 21 Luiz Henrique
- 25 Igor Thiago
- 1 Ørjan Nyland Goalkeeper
- 26 Julian Ryerson Defender
- 3 Kristoffer Ajer Defender
- 17 Torbjørn Heggem Defender
- 5 David Møller Wolfe Defender
- 10 Martin Ødegaard Midfielder
- 8 Sander Berge Midfielder
- 6 Patrick Berg Midfielder
- 7 Alexander Sørloth Forward
- 9 Erling Haaland Forward
- 20 Antonio Nusa Forward
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup
- 22 Oscar Bobb
- 14 Fredrik Aursnes
- 12 Sander Tangvik
- 13 Egil Selvik
- 4 Leo Østigård
- 15 Fredrik André Bjørkan
- 24 Sondre Langås
- 25 Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
- 2 Morten Thorsby
- 18 Kristian Thorstvedt
- 19 Thelo Aasgaard
- 23 Jens Petter Hauge
- 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen
- Tirs cadres : Brazil 3 / Norway 5
- Tirs : Brazil 11 / Norway 9
- Possession : Brazil 33% / Norway 67%
- Corners : Brazil 5 / Norway 5
- Fautes : Brazil 6 / Norway 4
- Passes : Brazil 311 / Norway 658
- Precision des passes : Brazil 86% / Norway 91%
- xG : Brazil 1.90 / Norway 0.73
- Erling Haaland (Norway) : note 9, 2 but(s)
- Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) : note 7.2, 2 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ørjan Nyland (Norway) : note 8, 4 arret(s)
- Alisson (Brazil) : note 6.6, 3 arret(s)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) : note 7.3
- Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) : note 7.3
- Patrick Berg (Norway) : note 7.3
- Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) : note 7.2
- Raphinha : Brazil · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Muscle Injury
- Lucas Paquetá : Brazil · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Muscle Injury
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
- 1 Raúl Rangel Goalkeeper
- 2 Jorge Sánchez Defender
- 3 César Montes Defender
- 5 Johan Vásquez Defender
- 23 Jesús Gallardo Defender
- 19 Gilberto Mora Midfielder
- 6 Erik Lira Midfielder
- 7 Luis Romo Midfielder
- 25 Roberto Alvarado Forward
- 9 Raúl Jiménez Forward
- 16 Julián Quiñones Forward
- 12 Carlos Acevedo
- 13 Guillermo Ochoa
- 15 Israel Reyes
- 20 Mateo Chávez
- 4 Edson Álvarez
- 8 Álvaro Fidalgo
- 17 Orbelín Pineda
- 18 Obed Vargas
- 24 Luis Chávez
- 26 Brian Gutiérrez
- 10 Alexis Vega
- 21 César Huerta
- 11 Santiago Giménez
- 14 Armando González
- 22 Guillermo Martínez
- 1 Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
- 26 Jarell Quansah Defender
- 2 Ezri Konsa Defender
- 6 Marc Guéhi Defender
- 3 Nico O'Reilly Defender
- 8 Elliot Anderson Midfielder
- 4 Declan Rice Midfielder
- 7 Bukayo Saka Midfielder
- 10 Jude Bellingham Midfielder
- 18 Anthony Gordon Midfielder
- 9 Harry Kane Forward
- 13 Dean Henderson
- 23 James Trafford
- 5 John Stones
- 12 Trevoh Chalobah
- 15 Dan Burn
- 24 Reece James
- 25 Djed Spence
- 14 Jordan Henderson
- 16 Kobbie Mainoo
- 17 Morgan Rogers
- 21 Eberechi Eze
- 11 Marcus Rashford
- 19 Ollie Watkins
- 20 Noni Madueke
- 22 Ivan Toney
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
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