Norway's stunning performance in World Cup 2026 knockout stages knocked Brazil out with dramatic 2-1 result Sunday. Sends Norway to quarterfinals. Brazil's earliest exit since 1990. Game went down in New York/New Jersey stadium.
Late-game heroics from Haaland sealed Norway's win with two goals in last 11 minutes. Critical for Norway's success. Brazil struggled despite Neymar's late penalty in stoppage time. Haaland now has seven goals,tied with Lionel Messi in scoring charts. Norway faces either Mexico or England next on July 11 .
Brazil, under coach Carlo Ancelotti,hoped to end 24-year World Cup title drought . Sixth straight tournament Brazil fell to European team. Last Round of 16 failure was 36 years ago against Argentina.
Tactical shift: Gabriel Martinelli in for injured Lucas Paqueta. Norway got back defender Julian Ryerson from injury. Early disallowed goal from Norway's Patrick Berg, offside call three minutes in .
Penalty for Brazil after Kristoffer Ajer fouled Matheus Cunha. Ref Ismail Elfath missed it initially,VAR overturned. But Bruno Guimaraes couldn't score. Orjan Nyland saved it,diving left to block Newcastle player.
Nyland kept shining,stopping low shot from Martinelli,close-range from Vinicius Junior. First half quiet . Haaland found groove,setting up Martin Odegaard,whose shot blocked by Alisson.
Norway coach Stale Solbakken switched it up at halftime,bringing in Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup. Brazil's Endrick missed chance from Vinicius' setup. Nyland stopped another Guimaraes shot,though play was offside.
Things heated up when Neymar subbed in at 67th minute,but Norway scored first. Schjelderup's perfect cross let Haaland nod it in. Shock for Brazil.
Brazil pushed to equalize. Nyland's fingertip save averted own goal from Ajer. Haaland doubled lead in 90th with a long-range strike. Neymar's penalty after Nyland foul wasn't enough to change Brazil's fate.
This loss turning point for Brazil. Raises tough questions about their international football path…
