Brazil vs Norway Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 16

Brazil

FT1–2

Norway

Sunday 5 July 2026 · 20:00 UTC · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Match Report

Match Events

14'•Bruno Guimarães Brazil

80'⚽Erling Haaland (Andreas Schjelderup)Norway

90'⚽ (P)Neymar Brazil

90'🟨Neymar Brazil

90'⚽Erling Haaland (Andreas Schjelderup)Norway

Match Statistics

Brazil

Norway

34%

Possession

66%

Shots on Target

Total Shots

Corners

Fouls

2.73

0.84

Player Ratings

Brazil

7.5Gabriel MartinelliM

7.2CasemiroM

7.2Vinícius JúniorF

Norway

9.0Erling HaalandF

7.9Ørjan NylandG

7.3David Møller WolfeD

Starting Lineups

Brazil

1GAlisson

13DDanilo

4DMarquinhos

3DGabriel Magalhães

16DDouglas Santos

26MRayan

8MBruno Guimarães

5MCasemiro

22MGabriel Martinelli

9FMatheus Cunha

7FVinícius Júnior

Norway

1GØrjan Nyland

26DJulian Ryerson

3DKristoffer Ajer

17DTorbjørn Heggem

5DDavid Møller Wolfe

10MMartin Ødegaard

8MSander Berge

6MPatrick Berg

7FAlexander Sørloth

9FErling Haaland

20FAntonio Nusa

Predictions

Match Prediction

Favoured: Brazil

Expected: Brazil by 1–2 goals

Confidence: Medium

Brazil 59%Draw 24%Norway 17%

xG: 1.67Expected goalsxG: 0.78

Brazil vs Norway looks like a Brazil-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Brazil holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

Win Probability (Market)

No odds data available

Model Rating Edge

Slight Edge

Brazil stronger

Brazil: 1621 (#9) · Norway: 1501 (#25)

H2H Record

0–2–2

Norway leads

Avg 3.2 goals/game · 4 meetings

Brazil

Norway

Position

Points

2W 1D 0L

Record

2W 0D 1L

Goals For

Goals Against

Goal Diff

FIFA Rank

#31

2.6%

Win Prob

0.4%

L W W W D

Form

L W W L W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings

0Brazil

0Draw

1Norway

23 Jun 1998FIFA World CupBrazil1–2NNorway

Last 4 Meetings (All Competitions)

0Brazil

2Draw

2Norway

16 Aug 2006FriendlyNorway1–1Brazil

23 Jun 1998World CupBrazil1–2NNorway

30 May 1997FriendlyNorway4–2Brazil

28 Jul 1988FriendlyNorway1–1Brazil

💡 Betting Angles

Key Angles for this Match

⚽High-scoring tournament form — Brazil averaging 2.7 goals/game, Norway averaging 5.0. Combined 3.8 goals/game points to Over 2.5.

⚔Both teams scoring regularly — Brazil and Norway both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.2 goals across their last 4 meetings.

Injuries & Absences

Brazil — Injuries

Neymar

Injury

Raphinha

Injury

Lucas Paquetá

Injury

Norway — Injuries

M. Pedersen

Injury

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