Ivory Coast v Norway, 30 June 2026

Score2-1 to Norway
RefereeJesús Valenzuela
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueAT&T Stadium, Arlington TX
Attendance69,665

View Ivory Coast v Norway head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Ivory Coast 33rd, Norway 31st . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

1 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

2 Norway

Manager: Ståle Solbakken

Goals:

Amad Diallo 74 G

Goals:

Antonio Nusa 39 G
Erling Haaland 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana
Defender Guéla Doué
Defender Ghislain Konan
Defender Odilon Kossounou
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Midfielder Christ Inao Oulaï
Midfielder Franck Kessié (captain)
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Yan Diomande
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Ange-Yoan Bonny

Starting lineup:

Orjan Nyland Goalkeeper
Torbjørn Heggem Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen Defender/Midfielder
David Møller Wolfe Defender/Midfielder
Patrick Berg Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder (captain)
Erling Haaland Forward
Antonio Nusa Forward
Alexander Sörloth Forward

Substitutions:

Amad Diallo for Christ Inao Oulaï 60
Elye Wahi for Ange-Yoan Bonny 60
Oumar Diakité for Nicolas Pépé 87
Evann Guessand for Yan Diomande 90+3
Bazoumana Touré for Ghislain Konan 90+3

Substitutions:

Oscar Bobb for Alexander Sörloth 71
Andreas Schjelderup for Antonio Nusa 71
Frederik Aursnes for Marcus Holmgren Pedersen 83

Cards:

Cards:

Antonio Nusa 45+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender Christopher Operi
Defender/Midfielder Wilfried Singo
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender Leo Ostigård
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Comments:

In their third participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, this was Ivory Coast’s first-ever game in the knockout phase. . Yan Diomande had now become the second player to appear for an African nation in four or more games at FIFA World Cup finals before their 20th birthday: also Nigeria's Sunday Oliseh in 1994 in USA (four). [c/o OptaJoe] . They had now scored in each of their last nine games at FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Comments:

Norway had progressed beyond the group stage for the second time at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously in 1998 in France. . The Vikings lost both of their two previous knockout games at FIFA World Cup finals against Italy in Marseille, France (2-1 in 1938 and 1-0 in 1998). . Erling Haaland had now scored in each of his last 13 competitive ‘A’ international appearances, scoring a total of 25 goals.

1 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

Goals:

Amad Diallo 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana
Defender Guéla Doué
Defender Ghislain Konan
Defender Odilon Kossounou
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Midfielder Christ Inao Oulaï
Midfielder Franck Kessié (captain)
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Yan Diomande
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Ange-Yoan Bonny

Substitutions:

Amad Diallo for Christ Inao Oulaï 60
Elye Wahi for Ange-Yoan Bonny 60
Oumar Diakité for Nicolas Pépé 87
Evann Guessand for Yan Diomande 90+3
Bazoumana Touré for Ghislain Konan 90+3

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender Christopher Operi
Defender/Midfielder Wilfried Singo
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

Comments:

In their third participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, this was Ivory Coast’s first-ever game in the knockout phase. . Yan Diomande had now become the second player to appear for an African nation in four or more games at FIFA World Cup finals before their 20th birthday: also Nigeria's Sunday Oliseh in 1994 in USA (four). [c/o OptaJoe] . They had now scored in each of their last nine games at FIFA World Cup tournaments.

2 Norway

Manager: Ståle Solbakken

Goals:

Antonio Nusa 39 G
Erling Haaland 86 G

Starting lineup:

Orjan Nyland Goalkeeper
Torbjørn Heggem Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen Defender/Midfielder
David Møller Wolfe Defender/Midfielder
Patrick Berg Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder (captain)
Erling Haaland Forward
Antonio Nusa Forward
Alexander Sörloth Forward

Substitutions:

Oscar Bobb for Alexander Sörloth 71
Andreas Schjelderup for Antonio Nusa 71
Frederik Aursnes for Marcus Holmgren Pedersen 83

Cards:

Antonio Nusa 45+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender Leo Ostigård
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Comments:

Norway had progressed beyond the group stage for the second time at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously in 1998 in France. . The Vikings lost both of their two previous knockout games at FIFA World Cup finals against Italy in Marseille, France (2-1 in 1938 and 1-0 in 1998). . Erling Haaland had now scored in each of his last 13 competitive ‘A’ international appearances, scoring a total of 25 goals.