NorwayNorway vs Senegal — World Cup
3-2
SenegalMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Going into the match, Norway had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 2.1 goals a game; Senegal had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Norway
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W W W L W). 2.1 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at Iraq · 16 Jun 2026
- W 1-0 vs Northern Ireland · 9 Oct 2017
- W 0-8 at San Marino · 6 Oct 2017
- L 6-0 at Germany · 5 Sept 2017
- W 2-0 vs Azerbaijan · 2 Sept 2017
- D 1-1 vs Czech Republic · 11 Jun 2017
Away form going in: Senegal
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L L W W L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at France · 16 Jun 2026
- L 3-0 at England · 4 Dec 2022
- W 1-2 at Ecuador · 29 Nov 2022
- W 1-3 at Qatar · 25 Nov 2022
- L 0-2 vs Netherlands · 21 Nov 2022
- L 0-1 vs Colombia · 28 Jun 2018
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 |