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This Sunday night, all eyes will be on Brazil vs. Norway in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup at New York’s MetLife Stadium, a match that on paper looks like a lopsided match between a country of 212 million people and a five-time World Cup qualifier against another country of 5 million. World Championship for the first time in 28 years.
But despite the vast difference in history and opportunity, Brazil play a real challenge as Norway remain the only team the Selecao have never won against, among the teams they have faced in the past, according to the network. “RMC” French.
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Norwegian journalist Steven Stanarsen told the newspaper V.G“We say it out loud. We are the only country in the world that has not lost to Brazil. We are very proud of these statistics.”
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“The 1998 match, when Norway beat Brazil 2-1 in the group stage of the World Cup in France, remains to this day the biggest sporting event in Norway’s history. Subsequent generations have never seen such collective enthusiasm. It was written in the stars that we would meet the Brazilians again,” he added with a laugh.
The numbers support this talk as the two teams have met each other 4 times, with Norway winning twice, one in the 1998 World Cup and the other in a friendly in 1997 with a score of 4-2, while the other two meetings in 1986 and 2006 ended in a draw, so Norway has not lost to Brazil alone.
On the other hand, network journalist Pedro Basan commented TV Globo Brazilian. “We respect Norway and we have to respect them because we have never beaten them. Brazil had no luck against this team, so people are worried. They also have a very good team and they have a lot of strengths that we don’t have.”
What about journalist Murilo Pereira? ESPN:“We never feel completely confident with this team. It can win against any opponent, but it can also lose against any team. Norway has elements we don’t have. Brazil don’t have Holland or Odegaard.”
Brazilian fans’ anxiety is growing in light of Neymar’s lack of willingness to start matches, in addition to Rafinha’s continued recovery and the absence of Lucas Paqueta, while they rely heavily on Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior.
