Norway vs Senegal

Norway booked their place in the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Senegal at MetLife Stadium, Erling Haaland's brace proving the difference in a nerve-shredding Group I showdown. Substitute Marcus Holmgren Pedersen broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute after a Senegalese defensive mix-up, before Haaland made it 2-0 shortly after the break with a composed finish off Martin Ødegaard's through ball (48'). Ismaïla Sarr pulled one back in the 53rd to tighten things up, but Haaland restored the two-goal cushion in the 58th, volleying off the crossbar with his weaker right foot. Sarr added a late consolation in stoppage time (90+3'), but it came too late to matter. Norway advance alongside France from Group I, with a mouth-watering final group game against the French still ahead. Senegal now need a win against Iraq in their last match to keep any hope of progression alive.