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Erling Haaland joined Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Lionel Messi on seven goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> as he helped Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in their last 16 clash.<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Erling Haaland<\/a>\u2018s remarkable scoring run on the international stage continued as his brilliant brace\u00a0helped Norway<\/a> beat Brazil<\/a> 2-1\u00a0and advance to the World Cup quarter-finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haaland netted in his 14th consecutive appearance for Norway with two excellent finishes, and a date against England or Mexico awaits in the last eight on 11 July.<\/p>\n

Neymar, on what was\u00a0likely his final World Cup appearance, slotted in a stoppage-time consolation penalty, which came after\u00a0Bruno Guimar\u00e3es had his penalty saved by \u00d8rjan Nyland<\/a> from 12 yards in the first half.<\/p>\n

Norway thought they had made an ideal start when\u00a0Patrick Berg fired\u00a0Alexander S\u00f8rloth\u2019s cutback into the top-right corner, but the goal was ruled out for an offside against the Atletico Madrid striker after he was slipped in by\u00a0Martin \u00d8degaard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Brazil were handed a glorious chance to take the lead at the other end when\u00a0Matheus Cunha was brought down in the penalty area by\u00a0Kristoffer Ajer, with referee\u00a0Ismail Elfath awarding the spot-kick after a VAR review.\u00a0However,\u00a0Guimar\u00e3es saw his stuttering effort from 12 yards saved by Nyland.<\/p>\n

The Norway goalkeeper had to be on his toes shortly after the hydration break to keep Gabriel Martinelli\u2019s tight-angled shot out, before saving from Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior\u2019s attempt after he had stolen possession from \u00d8degaard inside his own penalty area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti introduced Endrick off the bench in the 58th minute, and he almost made an instant impact after being slipped in behind the Norway defence by Vin\u00edcius, but when one-on-one with Nyland, he prodded wide of the left post after a poor touch.<\/p>\n

However, it was Norway who took the lead 11 minutes from time through talismanic striker Haaland, who rose above\u00a0Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es to power Andreas Schjelderup\u2019s lofted delivery into the bottom-right corner, but Brazil had their chances to draw level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An attempted clearance by Ajer saw the ball deflect towards his own goal, but goalkeeper Nyland did brilliantly to tip the ball onto the post before Casemiro flashed a cross into the area that just evaded Vinicius and Neymar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Norway\u2019s progression to the last eight was sealed by Haaland in the 90th minute, with the Manchester City striker collecting\u00a0Schjelderup\u2019s pass and arrowing a fierce left-footed drive past Alisson from outside the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neymar, on his 15th appearance for Brazil at the World Cup, eventually found a way past Nyland in the 100th minute from the spot after\u00a0Leo \u00d8stig\u00e5rd was penalised for an elbow on Casemiro, but Norway held on for yet another seismic victory.<\/p>\n

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Brazil Made to Pay the Penalty by Striking Viking Haaland<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ahead of kick-off, Haaland had played down Norway\u2019s chances of beating five-time champions Brazil and reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but one of the standout performers of this World Cup single-handedly kept his nation\u2019s dream run at the finals going.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Haaland became just the\u00a0eighth European player to score in each of his first four World Cup appearances, and the first since Christian Vieiri for Italy in 1998. He has also\u00a0now scored in each of his last 14 competitive internationals overall, netting 27\u00a0goals in this run.<\/p>\n

And he is the first player to score two goals in a World Cup match against Brazil since Toni Kroos and Andre\u00a0Schurrle both did so during Germany\u2019s 7-1 victory against them in the 2014 semi-finals, though the Selecao<\/em> were left to rue Guimar\u00e3es\u2019 missed penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Newcastle United midfielder\u00a0missed what was his first penalty attempt for Brazil, having scored each of his two for the Magpies in the Premier League last season, while Guimar\u00e3es is the first Brazil player to fail to convert their penalty in a World Cup match since Zico vs France in 1986, excluding shoot-outs.<\/p>\n

But Brazil may have seen this result coming. They have now failed to win any of their last four\u00a0World Cup matches in which they were drawing at half-time (D2 L2) and have now been eliminated from\/lost\u00a0their last seven World Cup knockout ties against European opponents since beating Germany in the 2002 final.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Brazil vs Norway stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup last 16 meeting at New York New Jersey Stadium on 5 July.<\/p>\n

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.<\/p>\n

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n