Brazil meet Norway in the 2026 FIFA World Cup last-16 at New York New Jersey Stadium on 5 July 2026, and Opta’s live match centre will provide full statistical coverage of the game. The embedded centre delivers team and player metrics, expected goals (xG) data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and the official Opta stats beneath the visualisation, giving fans and analysts everything needed for in-depth match analysis.
The match is the fifth overall meeting between Brazil and Norway and only the second at a World Cup level; Norway famously won 2-1 in 1998. The Vikings remain unbeaten in the four previous encounters between the nations (two wins, two draws), a historical edge Brazil will be looking to overturn.
Brazil arrive with a mixed knockout record against European opposition since their 2002 World Cup triumph: they have been eliminated in six successive World Cup knockout ties to European sides — France (2006 quarter-finals), Netherlands (2010 quarter-finals), Germany (2014 semi-finals), Netherlands (2014 third-place play-off), Belgium (2018 quarter-finals), and Croatia (2022 quarter-finals). That run underlines the challenge Brazil face against top European teams in the knockout phase.
For Norway, this is their second knockout match at the 2026 tournament. Before this year they had only played two major-tournament knockout games (World Cup or European Championship), both 1938 and 1998 World Cup round-of-16 defeats to Italy. Notably, half of Norway’s all-time wins at major tournaments (3 of 6) have come in 2026.
Erling Haaland could become only the eighth European player to score in each of his first four World Cup appearances, a feat not achieved since Christian Vieri for Italy in 1998. Haaland arrives on a remarkable run — scoring in 13 consecutive competitive internationals and netting 25 goals during that stretch.
Statistically, Brazil average 15.0 shots per game at this tournament (60 shots across four matches), their second-lowest shots-per-game figure for a single edition since records from 1966 — ahead only of 1998 (14.4). However, their xG per shot is 0.16, the highest for Brazil in that period, indicating higher-quality chances despite fewer attempts. Midfielder Bruno Guimarães has supplied four assists at the tournament, including the pass for Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner against Japan; that tally equals the joint-second most assists by a Brazil player at a single World Cup since 1966, trailing only Pelé’s six in 1970.
Follow Opta’s live match centre and official stats for real-time data and deeper tactical insights as Brazil and Norway contest this last-16 tie on 5 July 2026.
Original Source: https://theanalyst.com/articles/brazil-vs-norway-stats-world-cup-2026-last-16
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Publish Date: 2026-07-06 01:23:00
