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Who: Brazil vs Norway
What: FIFA World Cup 2026 – Spherical of 16
The place: New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, US
When: Sunday, July 5, at 4pm (20:00 GMT)
Find out how to comply with: We can have all of the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT earlier than our dwell textual content commentary stream.
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Two of the world’s most fun forwards, Vinicius Jr and Erling Haaland, will mild up Sunday night in New Jersey when Brazil face Norway in a blockbuster spherical of 16 conflict.
For all their dominance on the world stage, Brazil have traditionally struggled to discover a well past Norway, and after 4 failed makes an attempt, the Selecao will hope the fifth time is the appeal.
Carlo Ancelotti’s gifted facet has its fair proportion of flaws, and having narrowly escaped elimination within the final 32 in opposition to Japan, they want an improved efficiency in opposition to Norway – one of many darkish horses at this match.
Spearheaded by Haaland and Martin Odegaard, Norway arrive with bragging rights – they’re considered one of solely three nations Brazil have confronted at a World Cup with out registering at the least one victory.
How did Brazil and Norway attain the spherical of 16?
Brazil completed on the prime of Group C, with wins over Scotland and Haiti, and a draw with Morocco. They fought from a objective right down to beat Japan 2-1 in stoppage time within the final 32.
Norway got here second in Group I, successful in opposition to Iraq and Senegal and falling to France. They sealed a late 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast within the final 32 – the Scandinavian nation’s first World Cup knockout victory after earlier exits to Italy in 1938 and 1998.
Can Haaland lengthen Norway’s dream run?
Be it for membership or nation, towering ahead Haaland’s influence can’t be understated.
Of the ten targets Norway have scored on the match, Haaland is answerable for half – numbers which are outstanding for a 25-year-old making his World Cup debut.
Come Sunday, Norway will want their 1.95-metre- (6.4ft)-tall, pony-tailed talisman to strike once more if they’re to achieve the quarterfinals for the primary time.
Norway might take inspiration from their 1998 World Cup facet, which famously beat Brazil 2-1 in a bunch recreation. And so they needn’t look additional than their coach Stale Solbakken – a midfielder in that Norwegian squad – for phrases of recommendation.
“Brazil are favourites, in fact they’re, however we’re hopeful that we’ll give them a match, and we’re not enjoying the sport for enjoyable – we’re enjoying to win the sport and to achieve the quarterfinals,” mentioned Solbakken. “It’s doable, however it’s very troublesome.”
The Norwegians can be cautious of Brazil’s very personal trump card Vinicius, whose 4 targets on the match have made him the workforce’s main scorer and most influential participant. Vinicius grew to become the primary Brazilian since Ronaldo and Rivaldo in 2002 to attain in all three group stage matches at a World Cup. That was the final time Brazil lifted the trophy.
Brazil vs Norway prediction
The Opta supercomputer offers Brazil a 53.6 % probability of successful in regulation time, whereas Norway’s probabilities of successful are 22.4 %.
The mannequin estimates a 24 % chance of the sport going to additional time.
Brazil vs Norway: Kickoff time, TV channel
- Brazil: SBT, CazeTV (4pm, Brasilia Customary Time)
- Norway: TV2, NRK (9pm, Central European Summer season Time)
- United Kingdom: ITV1, ITVX, STV, STV Participant (8pm, British Summer season Time)
- United States: FOX, FOX One, Telemundo App, Telemundo Community, Peacock (4pm, Jap Daylight Time)
To examine the TV listings to your nation, head to FIFA’s TV itemizing schedule here.
Who will the winner face within the quarterfinals?
The winner of the Brazil vs Norway match will face both Mexico or England within the quarterfinals in Miami on Saturday, July 11.
Brazil vs Norway: Head-to-head
Norway maintain the uncommon distinction of by no means having misplaced to Brazil, with two wins and two attracts from their 4 earlier conferences, together with a memorable 2-1 victory over Brazil within the group stage of the 1998 World Cup.
Brazil and Norway final met in a pleasant in 2006, which ended 1-1.
Extra worryingly for Ancelotti, Brazil have been eradicated from every of their final six World Cup knockout ties in opposition to European opponents since beating Germany within the 2002 closing.
Brazil vs Norway: Crew information
Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta picked up a hamstring harm within the final recreation, whereas Raphinha, who additionally picked up the identical situation within the second recreation, has resumed particular person coaching and will make the bench.
Norway’s Julian Ryerson is out with a thigh harm.
Brazil’s predicted lineup
(4-3-3): Alisson (goalkeeper); Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Santos; Guimaraes, Casemiro, Martinelli; Rayan, Cunha, Vinicius
Norway’s predicted lineup
(4-3-3): Nyland (goalkeeper); Pedersen, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe; Odegaard, Berge, Berg; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa
