Brazil vs Norway Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Live: Two of the most talked-about forwards in world football will square off at the New York New Jersey Stadium, also known as MetLife Stadium, when Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and Norway’s Erling Haaland face off in a highly-anticipated World Cup Round of 16 match. Brazil have never beaten Norway when these two teams have played each other 4 times.
Both Haaland and Vinicius are familiar foes in the Champions League, where Brazil’s Real Madrid and Norwegian Manchester City have locked horns countless times, it will be one of the rare occasions when the two goal-scoring behemoths meet in their national colours. Meanwhile, another familiar face will also feature as Haaland, Brazil and Arsenal defender Gabriel look to one-up the Norwegian behemoth after their spicy Premier League clashes.
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Both Vinicius and Haaland have been in strong form at the World Cup, scoring 4 and 5 goals respectively, and are firmly in the race for the Golden Boot with France’s Kylian Mbappe currently leading the pack with 7 goals and 2 assists, followed by Argentina’s Lionel Messi with 7 goals.
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LR: Still from Norge-Brazil, ein fotballopera and Norway beat Brazil in the 1998 WC. (Credit: arekalvo.no/X)
How Norway’s 1998 win over Brazil inspired a comic opera
When Norway beat Brazil in the 1998 World Cup, writer and cartoonist R Calvo zeroed in on an iconic image from the game. In the famous frame, a very skinny Tore Andre Flo of Norway tries to break free from a stocky Brazilian junior, Byano. Flo was agape in the grainy photograph, Bayano’s eyes twinkling as he held his shirt back like a belt. The referee would award Norway a penalty giving them a historic 2-1 win over the multiple world champions.
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