EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On different lukewarm and humid afternoon, Norway bushed Brazil 2-1 down behind 2 much goals from superstar Erling Haaland to beforehand to the country's first-ever quarterfinals astatine the 2026 World Cup.
Norway controlled the archetypal 10 minutes of the lucifer with possession, but didn't make immoderate meaningful chances. Brazil astir got connected the committee first, arsenic Matheus Cunha was taken down successful the container successful the 12th infinitesimal and a punishment was awarded aft a VAR check.
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Norwegian goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland denied Bruno Guimarães' attempt, though, and the crippled remained scoreless.
Brazil's Vinicius Jr. had different large accidental successful the 41st minute, aft stealing the shot successful Norway's box, but his changeable headed for the adjacent country was denied by Nyland arsenic well.
Norway had implicit 65% of the possession successful the archetypal half, but it was Brazil (1.06 expected goals to 0.35) that generated the much unsafe chances.
The archetypal large accidental of the 2nd fractional besides belonged to Brazil, arsenic Vinicius Jr. threaded a beauteous through-ball to substitute guardant Endrick (who had conscionable entered the game) successful the 59th minute. Endrick ended up one-on-one with the goalie, but a mediocre interaction led to him missing the extremity wide.
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Haaland — because, of people — scored connected a header successful the 79th infinitesimal to enactment Norway up 1-0. Brazil had respective much scoring opportunities, but came up empty.
Haaland added different a fewer minutes later, beating the Brazilian goalkeeper from extracurricular the container for his 2nd extremity of the match.
Neymar added a extremity from the punishment spot with seconds remaining to marque the last 2-1, but determination wasn't capable clip for Brazil to get an equalizer.
Norway moves connected to the quarterfinals and volition play the victor of Sunday night's Mexico-England lucifer connected Saturday, July 11 astatine 5 p.m. ET successful Miami.
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