The Norwegian national team reserved its place in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, after defeating the Ivory Coast national team, 2-1, in the match that brought them together on Tuesday evening at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in the round of 32 competitions. The Norwegian team took the lead in the 39th minute through Antonio Nosa, before Amad Diallo equalized for Ivory Coast in the 75th minute. At a time when the match seemed headed for two additional periods, Erling Haaland snatched the winning goal for Norway in the 85th minute, giving his country the ticket to qualify for the round of 16. Thus, the Norwegian team will set up a match with Brazil in the last 16, after the Samba team clinched its qualification after defeating Japan with a score of 2-1.