Counter-Punch
Norway
Norway were happy without the ball and still created more — 2.20 xG from 42.0% possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.20
- Opponent xG
- 1.72
World Cup · Group Stage · 2Norway
M. Pedersen 43'
E. Haaland 48', 58'
3 – 2
FT
HT 1–0
Senegal
I. Sarr 53', 90'
World Cup
Group Stage · 2Norway3–2Senegal
2.20
Expected goals
1.72
43′48′53′58′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NOR 2.20, SEN 1.72.
Match report
Norway 3-2 Senegal
Norway edged out Senegal 3-2 at MetLife Stadium in World Cup. Pedersen opened the scoring for Norway on 43', Haaland made it 2-0 to Norway on 48', Sarr pulled one back for Senegal on 53', Haaland added his second on 58' and Sarr added his second on 90'.
Expected goals finished Norway 2.20, Senegal 1.72. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Senegal held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Norway graded out for counter-punch — 42.0% possession and 2.20 expected goals. Norway graded out for box occupation — 11 of 13 shots in the box and 0.17 xg per shot.
Erling Haaland came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for Norway from 2 goals, 2 key passes and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
42%Possession58%
13Shots16
2.20xG1.72
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Norway
Norway kept getting bodies into the area — 85% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 11 of 13
- Share
- 85%
- xG per shot
- 0.17
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Senegal scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
M. Pedersen ↑ J. Ryerson ↓
🔄13'
M. Pedersen
⚽43'
Half-time
P. Berg ↑ F. Aursnes ↓
🔄46'
E. Haaland — assist: M. Odegaard
⚽48'
⚽53'
I. Sarr — assist: S. Mane
🔄54'
I. Jakobs ↑ M. Diouf ↓
🔄54'
I. Mbaye ↑ P. Gueye ↓
E. Haaland — assist: P. Berg
⚽58'
🔄63'
M. Diaw ↑ E. Mendy ↓
🔄63'
P. Ciss ↑ L. Camara ↓
A. Schjelderup ↑ A. Nusa ↓
🔄71'
🔄72'
P. M. Sarr ↑ K. Koulibaly ↓
O. Bobb ↑ A. Sorloth ↓
🔄84'
L. Ostigard ↑ T. Heggem ↓
🔄84'
⚽90'
I. Sarr — assist: N. Jackson
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
RefereeWilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazil
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundGroup Stage · 2
StatusMatch Finished