Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Norway vs Senegal, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Norway
3 – 2
Full Time
Senegal
Tue 23 Jun 2026 · 00:00 UTC MetLife Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcus Pedersen 43' 1–0
Erling Haaland 48' 2–0
2–1 53' Ismaila Sarr
Erling Haaland 58' 3–1
3–2 90+3' Ismaila Sarr

Overview

Match Preview

Norway vs Senegal — Worldcup at MetLife Stadium.

  • Norway 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Senegal 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Raphael Pires
  • Assistant 2 Bruno Boschilia
16 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Norway 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Senegal
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-23 Norway 3–2 Senegal

Recent Form

Norway
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Senegal H 3–2 W
16 Jun Iraq A 4–1 W
Senegal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Norway A 2–3 L
16 Jun France A 1–3 L
04 Dec England A 0–3 L
29 Nov Ecuador A 2–1 W
25 Nov Qatar A 3–1 W
21 Nov Netherlands H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Norway Senegal
#34 Position #35
6 Points 3
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
8 Scored 8
7 Conceded 6
+1 GD +2
2.00 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norway this season
25% Clean Sheets
Senegal this season

Norway are 34th (6 pts). Senegal are 35th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norway
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Senegal
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norway
Erling Haaland 7 G
Senegal
Ismaila Sarr 4 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 2 G 1 A
Habib Diarra 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Norway get us underway at MetLife Stadium.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Lamine Camara, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' Norway make a change. Julian Ryerson trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Pedersen on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Norway are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Senegal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norway needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' Senegal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for David Wolfe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' What a strike from Marcus Pedersen! The score is 1-0.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Norway! Patrick Berg comes on to replace Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Erling Haaland makes it 2-0.
  • 53' Ismaila Sarr is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Ismail Jakobs. He replaces El Hadji Diouf on 54 minute.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Erling Haaland has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Senegal. Edouard Mendy is replaced by Mory Diaw.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Andreas Schjelderup gets the nod from Norway. He replaces Antonio Nusa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Senegal! Pape Sarr comes on to replace Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norway must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' Oscar Bobb is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Sorloth at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Norway currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Norway take all three points.

Lineups

Norway Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ståle Solbakken

Senegal Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.52 Norway xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.96 Senegal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 95% + Both teams to score 91%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norway52% Draw18% Senegal30%
Actual: Norway win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes91% 0% No9%
Avg goals/match: 6.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 99%
1%
± 2.5 95%
5%
± 3.5 87%
13%
± 4.5 75%
25%

Double Chance

Norway or Draw
70%
Draw or Senegal
48%
Norway or Senegal
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norway41% Draw29% Senegal30%
Actual: Norway win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
4 – 3
4.1%
3 – 4
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 1
3.1%
4 – 4
3.1%
2 – 4
3.1%
5 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Norway

Handicap Norway covers Push Senegal covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 14% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 16% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 13% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 10% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Norway keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Senegal keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.