Erling Haaland scores in the 86th minute as Norway beat Côte d’Ivoire 2-1

In the 2026 World Cup round of 32, Côte d’Ivoire and Norway finished 1-2. In the 39th minute of the first half, A. Nusa scored from a Martin Ødegaard assist to give Norway a 1-0 lead; before the break, A. Nusa was also booked in the 45+1st minute.

Côte d’Ivoire drew level in the 74th minute of the second half, when Amad Diallo finished a move set up by N. Pepe to make it 1-1. In the closing stages, Erling Haaland scored in the 86th minute from a P. Berg assist, putting Norway back in front and allowing them to hold the 2-1 scoreline to the final whistle.

Match statistics showed Côte d’Ivoire with 47% possession and Norway with 53%. Expected goals were 1.36 for Côte d’Ivoire and 2.02 for Norway. Côte d’Ivoire registered 14 shots to Norway’s 9, with 5 on target for Côte d’Ivoire and 4 for Norway. Pass completion was 85% for Côte d’Ivoire and 88% for Norway. Côte d’Ivoire won 14 corners to Norway’s 3. Both sides were caught offside twice. Côte d’Ivoire made 1 save and Norway made 4, while fouls were 6 for Côte d’Ivoire and 7 for Norway.

In their previous group-stage results, Côte d’Ivoire beat Curaçao 2-0 in round 3, while Norway lost 1-4 to France in round 3.

Looking ahead, Norway will meet Brazil in the round of 16 on 2026-07-05. Norway are currently second in Group I with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from 3 matches, on 6 points with a goal difference of 1, and their current official bracket label is round of 32.