NorwayNorway vs Senegal — World Cup
3-2
SenegalMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Going into the match, Norway had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.6 goals a game; Senegal had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Norway
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W W L W). 2.6 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at Iraq · 16 Jun 2026
- W 5-0 vs Kazakhstan · 17 Nov 2024
- W 1-4 at Slovenia · 14 Nov 2024
- L 5-1 at Austria · 13 Oct 2024
- W 3-0 vs Slovenia · 10 Oct 2024
- W 2-1 vs Austria · 9 Sept 2024
Away form going in: Senegal
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (L D W W W). 1.6 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at France · 16 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Morocco · 18 Jan 2026
- W 1-0 vs Egypt · 14 Jan 2026
- W 0-1 at Mali · 9 Jan 2026
- W 3-1 vs Sudan · 3 Jan 2026
- W 0-3 at Benin · 30 Dec 2025
How it unfolded
- 43' Normal Goal — M. Pedersen (Norway)
- 48' Normal Goal — E. Haaland (Norway)
- 53' Normal Goal — I. Sarr (Senegal)
Match statistics
| Norway | Metric | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 42 | Ball possession | 58 |
| 2.2 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.72 |
| 13 | Total shots | 16 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 353 | Total passes | 489 |
| 282 | Accurate passes | 430 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 88 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -1.05 | Goals prevented | -1.05 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |