Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup live score: Vinicius has been the main attacking threat for the five-time champions at this Football World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Brazil vs Norway Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Live: Vinicius Jr and Erling Haaland will both be starting for their respective national sides when Brazil and Norway lock horns in the New York New Jersey Stadium in a crucial Round of 16 clash. Also, in a pretty surprising stat, Brazil have never beaten Norway in their 4 meetings with the Scandinavian country having 2 wins over the Selecao and the other two matches being draws.

While both Haaland and Vinicius are familiar foes in the Champions League where the Brazilian’s Real Madrid and the Norwegian’s Manchester City have locked horns countless times, this will be one of the rare instances where these two goal-scoring behemoths will meet each other wearing their national colours. Haaland, meanwhile, will also stand across another very familiar face as Brazil and Arsenal defender Gabriel will be looking to one-up the Norwegian behemoth after their spicy battles in the Premier League.

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Both Vinicius and Haaland are in hot form in the World Cup, scoring 4 and 5 goals respectively and are firmly in the race for the golden boot which France’s Kylian Mbappe leads at present with 7 goals and 2 assists, followed by Argentina’s Lionel Messi with 7 goals.

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How Norway’s 1998 upset win over Brazil inspired a comic opera

When Norway beat Brazil at 1998 World Cup, writer and satirist Are Kalvø zeroed in on one iconic image from the game. The famous frame showed a very skinny Tore André Flo of Norway trying to break free from a stocky Brazilian Junior Baiano. In the grainy photograph Flo was agape, eyes flailing as Baiano held his shirt from behind like a leash. The referee would award Norway a penalty that would give them a historic 2-1 win over the multiple World Champions.

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