Brazil vs Norway Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Updated
Below you can find key stats for Brazil vs Norway. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- Norway are unbeaten in the four meetings between the sides with two wins and two draws. One of the victories was in their only World Cup encounter, a 2-1 win in the 1998 group stage.
- Brazil have won three of their last four World Cup matches against European opponents without conceding a goal.
- Brazil have lost their last six World Cup knockout ties against European teams. Their last triumph was in the 2002 final when they beat Germany 2-0.
- Brazil have won eight successive World Cup round of 16 knockout ties with their last exit at this stage of the competition coming in 1990 when they lost 1-0 to Argentina.
- Brazil are unbeaten in their 11 FIFA World Cup fixtures on US soil (W8 D3).
- Brazil have scored in 13 of their last 14 World Cup matches.
- Brazil are the top scorers in World Cup history with a total of 246 goals.
- Norway’s only World Cup fixture against a South American side is their 2-1 victory over Brazil in the group stage of the 1998 edition.
- The 2-1 win against Côte d’Ivoire was Norway’s first-ever knockout stage victory in the history of the competition.
- Norway are aiming to reach their first World Cup quarter-final.
- Norway have only lost two of their last 20 international matches (W15 D3).
- Norway have scored ten goals at the 2026 edition – double their previous highest tally of five in 1998.
- Norway have scored in the first half in all four of their matches so far at FIFA World Cup 2026.
- Erling Haaland has scored five goals in his three FIFA World Cup appearances.
- Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last 13 competitive encounters for Norway, registering 25 goals in those matches.
- Erling Haaland has scored 60 times in 53 matches for his country, now scoring against 26 different teams. He could increase that tally to 27 with a goal here.
- Brazil’s Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli have been Arsenal team-mates of Norway captain Martin Ødegaard since 2021 and won the Premier League title together in 2025/26.
- Brazil striker Igor Thiago plays with Norway defender Kristoffer Ajer in the Premier League for Brentford.
- Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti’s 26th and final international match for Italy as a player was against Norway – a 1-1 draw in Genoa in a Euro ’92 qualifier on 13 November 1991.
- Norway head coach Ståle Solbakken was in his country’s 1998 FIFA World Cup squad but did not feature in the 2-1 win against Brazil. He did, however, come on as a substitute in Norway’s 4-2 friendly win against Brazil in Oslo a year earlier, replacing Erling Haaland’s father Alf-Inge at half-time.
