Brazil - Norway: score, highlights and statistics

On Sunday, 5 July 2026, five-time world champions Brazil face Norway in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey - a match that could rewrite history once more. Brazil arrive unbeaten in their last five matches, with Vinícius Júnior netting in all three group-stage games and 5 World Cup goals in total, while Norway - riding on Erling Haaland's 5 goals - won their first-ever knockout match in Norwegian football history. Remarkably, Norway have never lost to Brazil across 3 previous meetings - 2 wins and 1 draw - making this one of football's most curious head-to-head records.

Match Info: Brazil vs Norway

The Round of 16 clash between Brazil and Norway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Sunday, 5 July 2026, at 9:00 PM BST (20:00 UTC) at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.

Where to Watch Brazil vs Norway?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can follow the match on BBC Radio 5 Live or TalkSport Radio UK for live audio commentary. In Ireland, RTÉ2 broadcasts the game on television, with the RTÉ Player providing free online streaming. Both BBC Radio 5 Live and TalkSport Radio UK are also available in Ireland.

In the United States, the match is on FOX and Telemundo on television, while streaming is available via FOX One, Fubo TV, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, and SiriusXM FC. Canadian fans can tune in on CTV, TSN1, or RDS on TV, or stream via TSN+ and RDS.ca. In Australia, SBS TV holds broadcast rights, with SBS On Demand covering online streaming.

Brazil's fans will have no shortage of options: Globo, SBT, SporTV, and ge tv on television, alongside online platforms CazéTV, Globoplay, Disney+, NSports, Claro TV+, VIVO Play, and Zapping. Norwegian supporters can follow the action on TV 2 Direkte on TV or TV2 Play online.

Match between Brazil and Norway - Preview

Brazil take on Norway in a Round of 16 tie that pits the tournament's most storied nation against a side that has made history at every turn of this World Cup - and whose head-to-head record against Brazil is one of football's most extraordinary footnotes.

Brazil advanced from their group as winners and then dispatched Japan 2-1 in the Round of 32 - a tighter affair than the scoreline suggests. Carlo Ancelotti's side has been largely dominant throughout, with Vinícius Júnior spearheading an attack that scored 10 goals in five matches. The Real Madrid forward scored in each of Brazil's three group games, reaching 5 World Cup goals in total and joining Jairzinho, Romário, Ronaldo, and Rivaldo as the only Brazilians ever to score in all three group-stage matches of a World Cup.

Norway, meanwhile, have been the tournament's most compelling underdog story. Absent from the World Cup for 28 years, they made an emphatic return - and defeating Ivory Coast 2-1 in the Round of 32, thanks to Haaland's 86th-minute winner, marked the first knockout victory in Norwegian men's football history. The meeting of Brazil's technical brilliance and Norway's aerial directness through Haaland promises to be a tactical battle of the highest order.

Head-to-Head: Brazil vs Norway

Norway hold one of international football's most extraordinary records: they have faced Brazil three times and never lost - two wins and a draw - making them the only national team in the world to remain unbeaten against the five-time world champions across all competitive and friendly meetings.

Here is the complete history of encounters between Brazil and Norway prior to this World Cup match:

• 28 July 1988 - International Friendly - Norway 1:1 Brazil
• 30 May 1997 - International Friendly - Norway 4:2 Brazil
• 23 June 1998 - 1998 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage - Norway 2:1 Brazil

Brazil - Recent Form

Brazil enter the Round of 16 having lost none of their last 5 matches - 4 wins and 1 draw - scoring 10 goals and conceding 4, with Vinícius Júnior in the best international form of his career.

Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil have looked genuinely formidable at this World Cup. They opened with a 2-1 defeat of Egypt, then produced a statement 3-0 win over Haiti, followed by a 1-1 draw against Morocco. The group concluded with a commanding 3-0 victory over Scotland, in which Vinícius scored twice. In the Round of 32, they edged past Japan 2-1 in a tenser encounter - proof that the squad can grind out results when the opposition refuses to open up. Across five matches, the attacking output has been exceptional, with Estêvão also contributing 5 goals in the tournament and Neymar making a decisive cameo off the bench against Japan.

The defensive record is worth noting: Brazil conceded in 4 of their last 5 matches. Against a Norway side that specialises in aerial deliveries into the box for Haaland, Ancelotti will need his back line to be sharper than it has been in the group stage.

Norway - Recent Form

Norway arrive at the Round of 16 on the back of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches - 11 goals scored and 9 conceded - with Haaland scoring in 4 of those 5 games.

Norway's World Cup campaign has been nothing short of remarkable for a nation returning after a 28-year absence. They demolished Iraq 4-1 in their opener with Haaland bagging two goals inside 40 minutes on his World Cup debut. A 1-4 defeat to France followed - a sharp reminder of the squad's limitations against elite opposition - but Norway bounced back decisively, beating Senegal 3-2 and drawing 1-1 with Morocco to secure their knockout-stage place. Then came the historic 2-1 win over Ivory Coast, sealed by Haaland in the final minutes.

Haaland now has 5 goals at this World Cup, just one behind the Golden Boot leader, and has scored in each of his last 13 international appearances. Martin Ødegaard provides the creative link between midfield and attack, while Antonio Nusa has demonstrated the capacity to decide games off his own initiative. Norway's weakness remains their defence - 9 goals conceded in 5 matches - but their ability to produce a decisive moment, almost always through Haaland, makes them dangerous in any single-elimination tie.

Facts and Statistics

The rivalry between Brazil and Norway is compact in numbers but extraordinary in quality - 3 previous matches spread across a decade produced 14 goals in total, and zero wins for the South American giants. This World Cup meeting is only the second time these sides have faced each other in a competitive tournament.

• Norway are the only national team in the world to have played Brazil without ever losing - 2 wins, 1 draw across 3 meetings.
• In 1997, Norway beat Brazil 4-2 in Oslo - the last team to score 4 goals against Brazil in a single match (Chile did it in 1987).
• Kjetil Rekdal's 89th-minute penalty at the 1998 FIFA World Cup secured Norway a victory over Brazil and a place in the Round of 16 at Morocco's expense..
• Erling Haaland has 5 World Cup goals in 2026 - the most ever scored by a Norwegian player in a single World Cup tournament.
• Vinícius Júnior scored just 6 international goals across 39 matches under all previous Brazil coaches; under Ancelotti, he has 7 in just 14 games.