Everything You Need to Know for Brazil vs. Norway
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Brazil enters Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 showdown as one of the tournament favorites, but Norway believes it has the firepower to produce one of the biggest upsets of the knockout stage.
Five-time world champion Brazil meets Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a quarterfinal berth on the line.
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Match Information
Match: Brazil vs. Norway
Competition: FIFA World Cup Round of 16
Date: Sunday, July 5
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
Venue: New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium), East Rutherford, New Jersey
Capacity: 82,500
TV (U.S.): FOX
Streaming: FOX Sports App, Tubi
Radio: FOX Sports Radio, SiriusXM FC
Weather
Forecasts call for temperatures in the low 80s with scattered thunderstorms possible throughout the afternoon. FIFA officials will closely monitor lightning, as weather delays remain a possibility if storms move through the area.
Matchup
Brazil advanced after defeating Japan 2-1 in the Round of 32, while Norway earned its place in the Round of 16 with an impressive 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast behind another clinical performance from Erling Haaland.
Brazil is chasing its sixth World Cup title and first since 2002. Norway, meanwhile, is attempting to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in modern World Cup history.
FIFA Rankings
- Brazil: No. 5
- Norway: No. 38
Group Stage Results
Brazil (Group C)
- 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw)
- Defeated Haiti
- Defeated Scotland
- Drew Morocco
Norway (Group I)
- 6 points (2 wins, 1 loss)
- Defeated Iraq
- Defeated Senegal
- Lost to France
Betting Odds
90-minute moneyline
- Brazil: -125
- Draw: +260
- Norway: +360
To advance
- Brazil: -270
- Norway: +210
Over/Under
- 2.5 goals
Brazil remains the betting favorite thanks to its depth, experience and attacking talent, but sportsbooks acknowledge Norway has a legitimate chance to spring the upset.
Players to Watch
Brazil
- Vinícius Júnior
- Endrick
- Rodrygo
- Alisson
Norway
- Erling Haaland
- Martin Ødegaard
- Alexander Sørloth
- Antonio Nusa
If Norway is to pull off the upset, Haaland will almost certainly need another elite performance against one of the world’s deepest defenses.
Prediction
Brazil has looked dangerous throughout the tournament, but Norway possesses something few remaining teams can match: arguably the world’s most lethal pure goal scorer in Erling Haaland.
Expect Brazil to control possession and create more chances, but Norway has shown throughout the World Cup that it can absorb pressure and strike quickly in transition.
This feels like the tournament’s first true shocker.
Prediction: Norway 2, Brazil 1
Vinícius Júnior gives Brazil the lead before Norway equalizes in the second half. Then, deep into stoppage time, Martin Ødegaard slips a perfectly weighted pass behind Brazil’s back line, and Haaland buries the winner to send Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals in stunning fashion.
If it happens, it would rank among the biggest upsets of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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