Haaland's late double ends Brazil's World Cup hopes against Norway

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·5 juillet 2026

Haaland's late double ends Brazil's World Cup hopes against Norway

Norway ended Brazil's World Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory in the Round of 16 at MetLife Stadium, extending their remarkable unbeaten record against the five-time champions. Erling Haaland struck twice in the final 15 minutes—a header at 79 minutes and a left-footed finish from outside the area at 90—to send Brazil crashing out of the tournament.

Brazil's squandered chances proved costly, with Bruno Guimarães seeing his 14th-minute penalty saved by Ørjan Nyland. The goalkeeper's heroics kept the match goalless until Haaland's decisive late strikes. GOAL breaks down the winners & losers from Brazil v Norway.

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Winners

Erling Haaland (Norway)

Haaland delivered a match-winning performance that ended Brazil's World Cup campaign with a brace in the final 15 minutes. His header at 79 minutes broke the deadlock after rising highest to meet Andreas Schjelderup's cross, directing the ball powerfully past Alisson and into the net.

The striker doubled his tally in the 90th minute with a stunning left-footed strike from outside the penalty area. Receiving from Schjelderup again, he fired into the corner beyond Alisson's despairing dive, removing any hope of a Brazilian comeback.

With seven goals in the tournament, Haaland now sits among the competition's leading scorers. His brace proved utterly decisive in a match where Brazil created numerous chances, turning a tense knockout tie into a famous Norwegian victory and booking a quarter-final meeting with either Mexico or England.

Ørjan Nyland (Norway)

Nyland produced a goalkeeping masterclass that kept Norway in the contest until Haaland struck. His 14th-minute penalty save from Bruno Guimarães denied Brazil an early lead, diving to his right before immediately recovering to block Matheus Cunha's rebound header in a remarkable double save.

The saves kept coming throughout the match. Nyland denied Martinelli at 30 minutes, stopped Vinicius Junior at 40 minutes, made a spectacular stop from Rayan at 62 minutes, and kept out Bruno Guimarães again at 63 minutes, frustrating Brazil's attackers at every turn.

His finest moment came in the 86th minute when he stretched fully to tip a looping shot onto the post, preserving Norway's slender advantage. Without Nyland's repeated interventions, Brazil's finishing struggles would not have mattered—his heroics created the platform for Haaland's decisive strikes.

Loser

Bruno Guimarães (Brazil)

Bruno Guimarães' missed penalty at 14 minutes proved a defining moment in Brazil's elimination. Given the chance to put his side ahead from the spot, he saw his effort saved by Nyland diving to his right, squandering a golden opportunity to settle Brazilian nerves early.

The midfielder had created the opening by finding Matheus Cunha with the pass that led to the penalty after Kristoffer Ajer fouled the striker. However, his spot-kick lacked conviction and Nyland read it well, with the goalkeeper then denying Cunha's rebound header to complete a crucial double save.

Given the final 2-1 scoreline, that missed penalty assumed enormous significance. An early Brazil lead would have altered the match's dynamic entirely. Bruno Guimarães was substituted at 79 minutes, departing just as Haaland opened the scoring—his missed opportunity ultimately proving fatal to Brazil's World Cup hopes.