Two of the World Cup’s most dreaded strikers face off on Sunday as five-time champions Brazil take on tournament dark horses Norway at the New York New Jersey Stadium for a place in the quarter-finals. The injured Lucas Paqueta is replaced by Gabriel Martinelli for Brazil. Follow our liveblog for minute-by-minute match commentary.
Norway‘s Julian Ryerson is back at full-back while the injured Lucas Paqueta is replaced by Gabriel Martinelli for Brazil.
Brazil: Alisson, da Silva Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos, Rayan, Guimaraes, Casemiro, Martinelli, Cunha, Vinicius Junior.
Berg tries his luck fom distance but it’s miles over the crossbar.
We’re off again
Two changes for Norway, with Bobb and Schjelderup on for Nusa and Sorloth.
Nusa, for all his talent, gave too many balls away in the first half.
Half-time reading
An Azteca blockbuster coming up next.
Half-time!
A chance at either end in injury time but the match remains goalless at half-time.
Alisson saves!
Two Brazil defenders double up on Haaland to prevent him from shooting… only for the ball to be picked up by Odegaard, whose shot is brilliantly stopped by the Brazil keeper.
The Arsenal man was only a few yards out and should have done better.
Danilo blocks
Haaland, surrounded by three Brazil players, does well to feeds Odegaard in the box, but Danilo is there to block the shot.
Norway then make a mess of the subsequent corner.
Nyland to the rescue
Odegaard attempts a foolish dribble just outside the box and is promptly robbed of the ball.
It goes to Vini, whose vicious shot is blocked by Nyland.
Haaland’s first shot on target
Haaland, from an awkward angle, attempts a shot/lob that’s not quite high enough to beat Alisson.
Norway counter
Brazil give the ball away and a Norway counter ends with the captain smacking the ball into the side netting.
Danger in the Norway box
Nyland almost follows up his penalty heroics with a freak own-goal from a Martinelli cross.
History maker
Guimaraes is the first Brazilian to miss a World Cup penalty since… Zico in 1986.
Drinks break
We’re yet to see Haaland.
Cunha outmuscled
A Brazil counter-attack sees Cunha race into the box but he’s expertly shouldered away by Norway’s Moller Wolfe.
Better from Brazil
Vinicius, who really should’ve taken that penalty, is forced wide but still manages to whip a dangerous cross into the Norway box, but it’s headed clear.
