FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast vs Norway, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

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Ivory Coast
  • 74': Amad Diallo
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Norway
  • 39': Antonio Nusa
  • 86': Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland strikes late vs. Ivory Coast to send Norway into last-16 at the World Cup

Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute as Norway won their first ever World Cup knockout match, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
  • 3': Offside, Norway. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 5': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guéla Doué with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 11': Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).
  • 15': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christ Inao Oulaï.
  • 23': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Guéla Doué.
  • 23': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).
  • 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Diomande with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 30': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 31': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
  • 33': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 34': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a cross.
  • 37': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 39': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Norway 1. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Berg with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 45': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Antonio Nusa (Norway).
  • 45'+1': Antonio Nusa (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Norway 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, Norway 1.
  • 46': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Ange-Yoan Bonny is caught offside.
  • 47': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Norway).
  • 49': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
  • 51': Handball by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 57': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 57': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christ Inao Oulaï following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo replaces Christ Inao Oulaï.
  • 60': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Elye Wahi replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
  • 61': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
  • 63': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 65': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  • 68': Offside, Norway. Antonio Nusa is caught offside.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 71': Substitution, Norway. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Antonio Nusa.
  • 71': Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
  • 74': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Norway 1. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
  • 79': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Marcus Pedersen.
  • 84': Handball by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 86': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
  • 87': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 88': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 88': Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 90'+2': Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Evann Guessand replaces Yan Diomande.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Bazoumana Touré replaces Ghislain Konan.
  • 90'+5': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 90'+6': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Amad Diallo with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Norway 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Norway 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 14
4 Saves 1
53 Possession 47
9 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
415 Accurate Passes 339
474 Passes 401
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
10 Crosses 29
0.5 Cross % 0.2
32 Long Balls 38
16 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 18
19 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 4
37 Effective Clearances 11
37 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 69,665

Line-Ups

CIV Ivory Coast (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Yahia Fofana (GK)
20 Emmanuel Agbadou
7 Odilon Kossounou
18 Ibrahim Sangaré
3 Ghislain Konan
17 Guela Doué
26 Christ Inao Oulaï
8 Franck Kessié
11 Yan Diomande
19 Nicolas Pépé
9 Ange-Yoan Bonny
Ivory Coast Substitutes:
Jean Michaël Seri, Alban Lafont, Seko Fofana, Mohamed Koné, Evann Guessand, Christopher Operi, Evan Ndicka, Bazoumana Touré, Ousmane Diomande, Elye Wahi, Oumar Diakité, Wilfried Singo, Parfait Guiagon, Simon Adingra, Amad Diallo.

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
17 Torbjørn Heggem
3 Kristoffer Ajer
5 David Møller Wolfe
16 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
8 Sander Berge
6 Patrick Berg
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Erling Haaland
20 Antonio Nusa
7 Alexander Sørloth
Norway Substitutes:
Sondre Langas, Sander Tangvik, Jens Petter Hauge, Oscar Bobb, Fredrik Aursnes, Leo Østigard, Egil Selvik, Fredrik André Bjørkan, Morten Thorsby, Andreas Schjelderup, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Julian Ryerson, Thelo Aasgaard, Henrik Falchener, Kristian Thorstvedt.

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