Match at a glance
BRA / NOR14Attempts9
4On target5
33.6%Possession66.4%
84.3%Pass accuracy90.7%
7Fouls committed6
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Corners5
Brazil 1–2 Norway: 2026 World Cup match result
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Norway won in normal time
- Neymar (pen)90'+10'
Match in one glance
BrazilNorwayGoalCard
Brazil
Norway
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
BRA NOR- 79'
Erling Haaland1 NOR - 90'Erling Haaland2 NOR
- 100'
Neymar1 NOR
Norway led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1
Erling Haaland 2 goals · 3 on target - 2NNeymar 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3ASAndreas Schjelderup 2 assists · 1 on target
- 4ØNØrjan Nyland 4 saves
- 5ABAlisson Becker 3 saves
What separated the teams
Finishing
Norway had the scoring edge
7.1%Goal conversion22.2%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
33.6%Possession66.4%
Defensive workload
Brazil made more recorded interventions
35Saves, interceptions, clearances28
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
BrazilNorwayGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Norway
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 2E. Haaland 79' · E. Haaland 90'
Brazil
4-4-2AB
1Alisson BeckerD
13DaniloDS
16Douglas SantosM
4MarquinhosGM
3Gabriel MagalhãesMC
9Matheus CunhaListed formation · positions are schematic
Norway
4-3-3ØN
1Ørjan NylandJR
26Julian RyersonDM
5David Møller WolfeKA
3Kristoffer AjerTH
17Torbjørn Heggem
10
7
20Listed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance80,663
RefereeIsmail Elfath
BRA4-4-2
NOR4-3-3
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
BRANOR
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
14Attempts9
4On target5
4Blocked shots1
28.6%Shot accuracy55.6%
7.1%Goal conversion22.2%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
33.6%Possession66.4%
279Passes completed618
84.3%Pass accuracy90.7%
1Crosses completed1
17Long balls completed29
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
3Saves4
10Tackles won11
40%Tackle success80%
11Interceptions6
21Clearances18
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
7Fouls committed6
1Offsides1
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Corners5
What separated the teams
Finishing
Norway had the scoring edge
7.1%Goal conversion22.2%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
33.6%Possession66.4%
Defensive workload
Brazil made more recorded interventions
35Saves, interceptions, clearances28
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Erling Haaland 2 goals · 3 on target
- 2NNeymar 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3ASAndreas Schjelderup 2 assists · 1 on target
- 4ØNØrjan Nyland 4 saves
- 5ABAlisson Becker 3 saves
- 6MØMartin Ødegaard 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 7
Vinícius Júnior 1 on target · 1 fouls won - 8
Bruno Guimarães 1 on target - 9RRayan 1 on target
- 10CCasemiro 2 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
2
GoalsErling Haaland
Erling Haaland2
AssistsAndreas Schjelderup
AS
Andreas Schjelderup4
ShotsErling Haaland
Erling Haaland3
On targetErling Haaland
Erling Haaland2
Fouls wonCasemiro
C
Casemiro4
SavesØrjan Nyland
ØN
Ørjan NylandDecisive moments
3 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
All-time World Cup meetings
Brazil vs Norway, across editions
0BRA wins
0Draws
2NOR wins
2meetings
2–4goal balance
1knockout meetings
2026Brazil 1–2 NorwayRound of 16
1998Brazil 1–2 NorwayGroup 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.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.