Haaland scores twice before stoppage time as Norway beat Brazil 2-1

In the 2026 World Cup round of 16, Brazil and Norway were tied 0-0 at halftime. In the 14th minute, Bruno Guimarães failed to convert a penalty, and Brazil missed an early chance to take the lead.

Late in the second half, the deadlock was broken in the 79th minute when Erling Haaland scored for Norway after an assist from A. Schjelderup. In the 90th minute, Erling Haaland struck again, with A. Schjelderup once more providing the assist, and Norway moved ahead 2-0.

During stoppage time, Neymar received a yellow card in the 90+6th minute. He then scored from the penalty spot in the 90+10th minute, bringing Brazil back to 2-1. Norway ultimately held on to win 2-1.

On the statistical side, Brazil had 34% possession to Norway’s 66%. Expected goals were 2.73 for Brazil and 0.84 for Norway. Brazil took 14 shots to Norway’s 9, and each side had 4 shots on target for Brazil and 5 for Norway. Passing accuracy was 85% for Brazil and 91% for Norway, corners were 5 apiece, offsides were 1 each, saves were 3 for Brazil and 4 for Norway, and fouls were 7 for Brazil and 6 for Norway.

Before this round, Brazil had beaten Japan 2-1 in the round of 32, while Norway had beaten Ivory Coast 2-1 in the round of 32.