Norway boss slams Brazil World Cup rivals: “Amateur and unprofessional” | OneFootball

Brazil and Scotland face off on June 24

The Brazil National Team is getting ready to face Morocco this Saturday (13) in its opener at the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, another one of Brazil’s group-stage opponents received harsh criticism from Norway coach Stale Solbakken. It is Scotland.

The Norwegian coach’s criticism came after Scotland canceled, at the last minute, a friendly that was supposed to take place this Monday (08). According to Solbakken, Norway’s staff found out the match would not be played after training, through contact with a manager from the opposing team.

What did Stale Solbakken say?

— It was surprising to me. I consider it unprofessional on Scotland’s part. I also think it is unprofessional that the coach did not call me directly and that the information was passed on by the team manager after we had already finished our training — he said, before concluding:

— It’s amateurish that the coach didn’t call me, that they used the team manager and called to say this after we finished training. I don’t think the injuries they are blaming came from the last training session. That is not the case — he concluded in an interview with ‘NRK’.

When do Brazil and Scotland face each other?

The match between Brazil and Scotland is scheduled for June 24, at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at Hard Rock Stadium, in the third round of the World Cup group stage. The expectation, in fact, is that the Brazil National Team will already have secured qualification for the knockout stage by then.

What is Brazil’s next match?

Before thinking about Scotland, however, the Brazil National Team is focused on its World Cup opener. This Saturday (13), Brazil will face Morocco at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at MetLife Stadium, in the first round of the global tournament.

So, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and Morocco through its website and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV channel), GE TV (YouTube), Cazé TV (YouTube), SBT (free-to-air TV) and N Sports (pay TV channel) will broadcast the Brazil National Team’s opener.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.