{"id":17054,"date":"2026-07-08T02:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17054"},"modified":"2026-07-08T02:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:07:50","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Team of the Week | Norway Wins against Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norway have played in four FIFA World Cups in their entire history. The last one before FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 was in 1998. They have just reached the quarter-finals. They did it by beating Brazil.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/#The_Match_That_Defined_the_Week\" title=\"The Match That Defined the Week\">The Match That Defined the Week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/#Haaland_%E2%80%94_Twice_in_Ten_Minutes\" title=\"Haaland \u2014 Twice in Ten Minutes\">Haaland \u2014 Twice in Ten Minutes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/#Nyland_The_Reason_Norway_Were_Still_In_It\" title=\"Nyland: The Reason Norway Were Still In It\">Nyland: The Reason Norway Were Still In It<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/#The_Tactical_Story\" title=\"The Tactical Story\">The Tactical Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-team-of-the-week-norway-wins-against-brazil\/#What_This_Means_for_Norway\" title=\"What This Means for Norway\">What This Means for Norway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch Norway&#8217;s <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> quarter-final live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s exclusive streaming home of the tournament. Subscribe to the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0 Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Match_That_Defined_the_Week\"><\/span><b>The Match That Defined the Week<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/brazil\/brazil-squad\">Brazil <\/a>came into their Round of 16 match at the New Jersey Stadium as heavy favourites. Five-time world champions. A squad packed with players from elite clubs playing in their prime. Carlo Ancelotti in the dugout. On paper, it was not a contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/norway\/norway-squad\">Norway <\/a>absorbed, defended, and waited. For 78 minutes, they absorbed Brazil&#8217;s press \u2014 higher expected goals against them, more chances conceded than created. A Guimar\u00e3es penalty saved by \u00d8rjan Nyland. A Martinelli one-on-one blocked by the goalkeeper&#8217;s leg. An Endrick opportunity missed. Brazil had the chances. Norway had the goalkeeper, the shape, and \u2014 as it turned out \u2014 Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Haaland_%E2%80%94_Twice_in_Ten_Minutes\"><\/span><b>Haaland \u2014 Twice in Ten Minutes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 79th minute. A long ball over the top, the kind of delivery that has terrorised defences all season for Manchester City. Haaland timed his run, rose above his marker, and headed it low and hard into the net. The New Jersey Stadium \u2014 where Brazil&#8217;s support had been the majority voice all evening \u2014 went quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil pushed for an equaliser. They pushed hard. And in the 89th minute, a Norwegian counter broke at pace. Haaland received the ball on the run, took one touch to set himself, and drove a low strike into the corner. 2\u20130. A brace. A match sealed. Brazil, one of the pre-tournament favourites, were out.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 90th minute \u2014 the last act of a Brazilian World Cup generation saying goodbye. But the story had already been written.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nyland_The_Reason_Norway_Were_Still_In_It\"><\/span><b>Nyland: The Reason Norway Were Still In It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Haaland scored the goals. But \u00d8rjan Nyland\u2019s impact was as much, if not more. This is the partnership that carried Norway through the New Jersey night. His leg-save to deny Martinelli. His penalty stop against Guimar\u00e3es \u2014 Brazil&#8217;s first missed World Cup penalty in 40 years \u2014 came at a moment when the match was perfectly balanced. A goal then, and the momentum shifts entirely. Nyland refused to let it.<\/p>\n<p>He finished the match with four critical saves, each one read correctly and executed with composure. Behind a side that spent long periods defending their own box, Nyland was the reason Norway&#8217;s lead held.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Tactical_Story\"><\/span><b>The Tactical Story<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s game plan was clear and brilliantly executed. They sat in a compact shape, denied Brazil space between the lines, and trusted their defenders to deal with crosses. Every time Brazil moved wide, a Norwegian body was there. Every time Brazil played into the striker zone, Nyland or a centre-back was positioned to intercept.<\/p>\n<p>The transition was the weapon. Low block, recover the ball, move quickly. Haaland&#8217;s movement stretched Brazil&#8217;s backline on every Norwegian attack. Two of the biggest centre-backs in international football spent the second half checking their shoulders for a man moving at a speed they simply could not match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/bra-vs-nor-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998179?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"> Norway vs Brazil Match Highlight<\/a> Free Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Means_for_Norway\"><\/span><b>What This Means for Norway<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Norway last appeared at a World Cup in 1998 \u2014 a tournament in which they famously beat Brazil in the group stage before going out in the Round of 16. Twenty-eight years later, they are back at the same stage and through it for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>The country has a population of five million. They qualified for this tournament through a European qualifying group that included several established nations. They arrived here ranked outside the top ten in Europe, according to most estimates. And they are now in the last eight of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 \u2014 having beaten the five-time world champions to get there.<\/p>\n<p>England await in the quarter-finals. They will be firm favourites. Norway will not mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch Norway&#8217;s FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 quarter-final live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s exclusive streaming home of the tournament. Subscribe to the ZEE 5 Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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