World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 2 | 2026-06-23 09:00 JST
3 – 2
43' M. Pedersen 48' E. Haaland 58' E. Haaland
Match summary Norway and Senegal met in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 2 on June 23. Norway held on to beat Senegal 3-2. Norway led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Norway scored 2 and Senegal scored 2.
Senegal had more possession (58% to 42%) and more shots (16 to 13), but Norway were more efficient and took the win. Norway scored 3 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Nyland 5 Wolfe 17 Heggem 3 Ajer 26 Ryer son 14 Aursnes 8 Berge 10 Ødegaar 20 Nusa 9 Haaland 7 Sørloth
4-2-3-1 16 Mendy 25 Diouf 19 Niak hat 3 Koul iba 15 Diatta 26 Gueye 5 Gueye 10 Mane 8 Camara 18 Sarr 11 Jackson
2.2 Expected goals (xG) 1.72
-1.05 Goals prevented (xG) -1.05
View as table Norway Stat Senegal 4-3-3 Formation 4-2-3-1 42% Possession 58% 2.2 Expected goals (xG) 1.72 13 Shots 16 7 Shots on target 4 3 Shots off target 7 3 Blocked shots 5 11 Shots inside the box 10 2 Shots outside the box 6 5 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 4 13 Fouls 5 353 Passes 489 282 Accurate passes 430 80% Pass accuracy 88% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -1.05 Goals prevented (xG) -1.05 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazil
Player stats Norway Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Ø. Nyland 0 20(50%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 DF J. Ryerson 0 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.9 13 1 3(1) DF K. Ajer 1 1 0 2 1 29(88%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1 7(6) DF T. Heggem 0 1(100%) 2 1 38(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 84 9(5) DF D. Møller Wolfe 0 1(100%) 1 2 17(77%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 1 6(3) MF M. Ødegaard 2 1 0 1 37(80%) 1 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 1 6(2) MF S. Berge 0 1 40(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 4 5(2) MF F. Aursnes 0 1 16(100%) 0 0 0 4 6.7 45 1 6(1) FW Alexander Sørloth 0 1 23(72%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 84 21(7) FW E. Haaland 4 3 2 6(55%) 0 0 0 2 8.5 90 2 11(4) FW A. Nusa 1 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 6.6 71 1 1 2(None) DF M. Pedersen 1 1 1 23(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 77 1 8(2) MF P. Berg 0 2(100%) 13(100%) 1 0 0 2 7 45 1 4(2) FW A. Schjelderup 0 1(100%) 6(75%) 0 0 0 6.9 19 1 5(1) DF L. Østigård 0 1 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 17 2(2) MF Oscar Bobb 1 1 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 17 GK S. Tangvik 0 0 0 0 GK E. Selvik 0 0 0 0 DF F. Bjørkan 0 0 0 0 DF S. Langås 0 0 0 0 DF H. Falchener 0 0 0 0 MF T. Aasgaard 0 0 0 0 MF K. Thorstvedt 0 0 0 0 MF M. Thorsby 0 0 0 0 FW J. Strand Larsen 0 0 0 0 MF J. Hauge 0 0 0 0
Senegal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Edouard Mendy 0 12(75%) 0 0 0 6.2 63 DF K. Diatta 0 1(100%) 1 56(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 2 1 6(5) DF Kalidou Koulibaly 0 1 33(89%) 0 0 0 5.3 72 1 4(2) DF M. Niakhaté 0 1(100%) 2 2 60(88%) 0 0 0 4 8.2 90 2 11(10) DF E. Diouf 0 1(100%) 1 20(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 54 1 8(2) MF Idrissa Gana Gueye 1 0 1 63(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 2 3(2) MF P. Gueye 0 2 28(93%) 0 0 0 6.3 54 7(3) MF I. Sarr 4 3 2 1 13(81%) 0 0 0 2 8.3 90 1 12(4) MF L. Camara 2 0 1(100%) 1 29(85%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 63 1 2 6(4) MF Sadio Mané 0 5(83%) 3 29(85%) 1 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 5 17(11) FW N. Jackson 2 1 0 16(84%) 1 0 0 6.6 90 1 7(4) DF I. Jakobs 0 2 10(91%) 0 0 0 6.7 36 1 4(2) FW I. Mbaye 0 1(100%) 14(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 36 2 5(5) GK Mory Diaw 0 1(100%) 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 27 2(2) MF P. Ciss 0 1 1 19(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 27 2(1) MF P. Sarr 2 0 18(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 18 1(None) GK Y. Diouf 0 0 0 0 DF M. Sarr 0 0 0 0 DF Abdoulaye Seck 0 0 0 0 DF Antoine Mendy 0 0 0 0 MF Bara Ndiaye 0 0 0 0 FW I. Ndiaye 0 0 0 0 MF H. Diarra 0 0 0 0 FW Assane Diao 0 0 0 0 FW B. Dieng 0 0 0 0 FW Cherif Ndiaye 0 0 0 0
Lineups Norway Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Ø. Nyland Starter DF 26 J. Ryerson Starter DF 3 K. Ajer Starter DF 17 T. Heggem Starter DF 5 D. Møller Wolfe Starter MF 10 M. Ødegaard Starter MF 8 S. Berge Starter MF 14 F. Aursnes Starter FW 7 Alexander Sørloth Starter FW 9 E. Haaland Starter FW 20 A. Nusa Bench MF 6 P. Berg Bench MF 22 Oscar Bobb Bench DF 4 L. Østigård Bench DF 16 M. Pedersen Bench FW 21 A. Schjelderup
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 E. Selvik Bench GK 12 S. Tangvik Bench MF 2 M. Thorsby Bench DF 15 F. Bjørkan Bench MF 23 J. Hauge Bench FW 11 J. Strand Larsen Bench MF 19 T. Aasgaard Bench MF 18 K. Thorstvedt Bench DF 25 H. Falchener Bench DF 24 S. Langås
Senegal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 E. Mendy Starter DF 15 K. Diatta Starter DF 3 K. Koulibaly Starter DF 19 M. Niakhaté Starter DF 25 E. Diouf Starter MF 5 I. Gueye Starter MF 26 P. Gueye Starter MF 18 I. Sarr Starter MF 8 L. Camara Starter MF 10 S. Mane Starter FW 11 N. Jackson Bench GK 23 M. Diaw Bench DF 14 I. Jakobs Bench MF 6 P. Ciss Bench MF 17 P. Sarr Bench FW 20 I. Mbaye
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 Y. Diouf Bench FW 9 B. Dieng Bench DF 24 A. Mendy Bench DF 2 M. Sarr Bench MF 21 H. Diarra Bench FW 7 Assane Diao Bench DF 4 A. Seck Bench FW 12 C. Ndiaye Bench FW 13 I. Ndiaye Bench MF 22 Bara Ndiaye
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 13' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Ryerson → IN M. Pedersen 1H 43' Norway ⚽ Goal M. Pedersen 1-0 2H 1' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Aursnes → IN P. Berg 2H 3' Norway ⚽ Goal E. Haaland 2-0 2H 8' Senegal ⚽ Goal I. Sarr 2-1 2H 9' Senegal 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Diouf → IN I. Jakobs 2H 9' Senegal 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Gueye → IN I. Mbaye 2H 13' Norway ⚽ Goal E. Haaland 3-1 2H 18' Senegal 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Mendy → IN M. Diaw 2H 18' Senegal 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Camara → IN P. Ciss 2H 26' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Nusa → IN A. Schjelderup 2H 27' Senegal 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Koulibaly → IN P. Sarr 2H 39' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT Alexander Sørloth → IN Oscar Bobb 2H 39' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Heggem → IN L. Østigård 2H 45' Senegal ⚽ Goal I. Sarr 3-2
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