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Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Norway 3–2 Senegal: match result

Match 43 · Group Stage · Group IJune 23, 2026
Norway3
  • Marcus Holmgren Pedersen43'
  • Erling Haaland48'
  • Erling Haaland58'
3–2

Norway won in normal time

Senegal2
  • Ismaïla Sarr53'
  • Ismaïla Sarr90'+3'
TimelineNORSEN
0153045607590

43' goal Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, 48' goal Erling Haaland, 53' goal Ismaïla Sarr, 58' goal Erling Haaland, 90'+3' goal Ismaïla Sarr

41.7%Possession58.3%
13Shots16
7On target4
New York New Jersey StadiumNew York / New JerseyFT
This match
ScorecardAnalysisTeam statsContextNearby matches
NorwaySenegal
Attendance80,663
RefereeWilton Pereira Sampaio
NOR4-3-3
SEN4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Norway had the scoring edge

23.1%Goal conversion12.5%
02 · Territory

Senegal controlled more of the ball

41.7%Possession58.3%
03 · Defensive workload

Norway made more recorded interventions

36Saves, interceptions, clearances31

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

NORSEN

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

13Attempts16
7On target4
3Blocked shots5
53.8%Shot accuracy25.0%
23.1%Goal conversion12.5%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

41.7%Possession58.3%
282Passes completed430
80%Pass accuracy90%
3Crosses completed8
25Long balls completed37

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

2Saves3
9Tackles won7
90%Tackle success40%
8Interceptions10
26Clearances18

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

13Fouls committed5
0Offsides4
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Corners4

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

2
GoalsErling HaalandErling Haaland
IS
Ismaïla Sarr
1
Assists
MØ
Martin Ødegaard
PB
Patrick BergNicolas JacksonNicolas Jackson
6
Shots
IS
Ismaïla Sarr
3
On targetErling HaalandErling Haaland
IS
Ismaïla Sarr
4
Fouls won
MN
Moussa Niakhaté
3
Saves
ÉM
Édouard Mendy

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution
Norway versus Senegal match event timelineGoals, cards, penalties and substitutions plotted by recorded minute for each team.0'15'30'45'60'75'90'NORSEN13' · Substitution · Marcus Holmgren Pedersen↕43' · Goal · Marcus Holmgren PedersenG45' · Substitution · Patrick Berg↕48' · Goal · Erling HaalandG53' · Goal · Ismaïla SarrG54' · Substitution · Ismail Jakobs↕54' · Substitution · Ibrahim Mbaye↕58' · Goal · Erling HaalandG63' · Substitution · Mory Diaw↕63' · Substitution · Pathé Ciss↕71' · Substitution · Andreas Schjelderup↕72' · Substitution · Pape Matar Sarr↕84' · Substitution · Oscar Bobb↕84' · Substitution · Leo Østigard↕90'+3' · Goal · Ismaïla SarrG
Norway3 goals·0 cards·5 changes
Senegal2 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

  1. 43'
    Marcus Holmgren PedersenGoal

    Marcus Pedersen (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner

  2. 48'
    Erling HaalandGoal

    Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner

    Assist Martin Ødegaard · with a through ball following a fast break

  3. 53'
    Ismaïla SarrGoal

    Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner

    Assist Sadio Mané ·

  4. 58'
    Erling HaalandGoal

    Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal

    Assist Patrick Berg ·

  5. 90'+3'
    Ismaïla SarrGoal

    Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner

    Assist Nicolas Jackson ·

Lineup & influence

Norway

Norway

4-3-3Ståle Solbakken
Confirmed XI
1Nyland26↓Ryerson5Wolfe8Berge3Ajer17↓Heggem10Ødegaard14↓Aursnes9Haaland7↓Sørloth20↓Nusa
LowerHigher↑ Attacking
ØN

Ørjan Nyland

NOR · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter
Involvement80%
2Saves
2Conceded
0Shots faced
0Fouls
0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Norway
2W · 0D · 0L · 7–3
M18 · GroupIRQW 4–1
M43 · GroupSENW 3–2
Senegal
0W · 0D · 2L · 3–6
M17 · GroupFRAL 1–3
M43 · GroupNORL 2–3

Group I impact

Table immediately after this result

4 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts
1France12+56
2Norway22+46
3Senegal32-30
4Iraq42-60

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Norway vs Senegal, across editions

1NOR wins
0Draws
0SEN wins
1meetings
3–2goal balance
0knockout meetings
2026Norway 3–2 SenegalGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 42 · Group StageFrance 3–0 IraqMatch 44 · Group StageJordan 1–2 Algeria

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.