Brazil v Norway in the last 16, Sunday at 5pm | OneFootball

The opponent is set. Next Sunday, at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), at New York/New Jersey Stadium — the same venue where Brazil opened its tournament campaign — Brazil will face Norway in the round of 16. The winner moves on to the next stage and will be two games away from the semifinals.

Norway qualified by beating Ivory Coast 2-1 at the close of the round of 32. The European side returned to the tournament after 28 years away and had an inconsistent group stage: it won its first two matches convincingly, but ended the opening phase with a heavy defeat to France — with its reserve team on the field — and reached the round of 16 in the middle of tactical adjustments.

Brazil heading into the round of 16 — confident and improving

Brazil built its group-stage campaign progressively: a draw at the start, big wins over Haiti and Scotland, and a dramatic comeback against Japan in the round of 32 — with second-half goals that sent the stadium into a frenzy and confirmed the team’s determination to keep advancing in the competition

Brazil has made it this far with a few episodes that are already part of this tournament’s history. Against Scotland, Vinícius Júnior dominated the game from the first minute to the last — and a goal challenged by VAR stirred up the football world.

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Absences and doubts for Sunday

Brazil will definitely be without one player: Lucas Paquetá was injured in the match against Japan and has been ruled out. Raphinha, who missed the last two matches after getting hurt, is still recovering, and there is still a small window of possibility for him to return by Sunday — but time is tight.

Pet has already made his pick — see today’s bet slip

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Before the matches against Scotland and Japan, he shared his exclusive predictions with the platform’s customers. Those who followed the idol celebrated winning tickets.

For the round of 16 against Norway, Pet has already made his call. Petković’s exclusive prediction for this Sunday is Brazil 2 x 1 Norway.

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