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The match would start with a warning from the Nordics. In the 2nd minute, Alexander Sørloth would receive the ball on the run down the right flank and cross it back for a wide-open Patrick Berg, who would have made it 1-0 if not for a clear offside by his teammate before assisting him.
The South Americans would respond shortly after with a penalty. In the 10th minute, Kristoffer Ajer would bring down Matheus Cunha in the area and, after a brief VAR review, the referee would award the penalty. The responsibility to take it would fall to Bruno Guimarães, whose shot would be saved by Ørjan Nyland.
After this frantic start, the match would slow down, at least until the first cooling break, as once the game resumed, the Canarinha would again come dangerously close to scoring with a cross from Gabriel Martinelli in the 30th minute that, if not for Nyland's intervention, Guimarães would have converted into a goal.
The Europeans would also have their chances to take the lead with a shot from Martin Ødegaard in the 35th that would go just wide of the left post of Alisson Becker and with an ineffective attempt from Erling Haaland in the 38th.
As the first half came to a close, both teams would create opportunities. The first to do so would be the Verdeamarelha: in the 40th minute, Vinícius Júnior would steal the ball in the area and pass it to Martinelli, who would return it for the Real Madrid forward to take a shot at the near post, which would be brilliantly saved by Nyland.
Five minutes later, in stoppage time, the Norwegian goalkeeper would send the ball from area to area looking for Haaland, who in his tussle with the defenders would create a rebound that Ødegaard would catch, which barely did not surpass Alisson.
In the second half, while Norway would control possession, Brazil would create the most promising chances. Among the highlights would be a one-on-one for Endrick with Nyland in the 60th that he would inexplicably miss and, a minute later, a powerful shot from Rayan from outside the area, saved by the European goalkeeper.
After this flurry from their opponent, the Norwegians would respond with a dangerous cross from substitute Andreas Schjelderup that Alisson would clear before it reached Haaland, who later would also fail to push a great pass to the far post from Ajer into the net. Shortly after the second hydration break, Schjelderup would finish a good counterattack with a powerful left-footed shot, but the Brazilian goalkeeper would save it.
Such persistence from the "Vikings" would pay off. In the 79th, Schjelderup would finally connect with Haaland, who would head in the 1-0.
For the rest of the match, Brazil would go all out for the equalizer and would come close on several occasions, such as a near own goal by David Møller Wolfe that Nyland would just manage to deflect onto the post and a cross from Casemiro that would have no recipient.
This offensive stance from the Scratch would create several spaces at the back, which Schjelderup would exploit, who in the 89th would again deliver the ball to a Haaland who with a low, powerful shot from long distance would make it 2-0.
Although the CONMEBOL team would manage to score with a penalty from Neymar, resulting from a elbow from the recently substituted Leo Skiri Østigård on Casemiro, there would be no time for more.
With this result, Norway advanced to the quarter-finals, where they will face the winner of the match between Mexico and England next Saturday, July 11 at 18:00 (Argentina time) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
