Norway v Senegal, 22 June 2026

Score3-2 to Norway
Referee Wilton Sampaio
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group I
VenueMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ
Attendance80,663

View Norway v Senegal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Norway 31st, Senegal 15th . Senegal won the only previous meeting (2-1) which as an international friendly played in Dakar in March 2006.

3 Norway

Manager: Stale Solbakken

2 Senegal

Manager: Pape Bouna Thiaw

Goals:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen 43 G
Erling Haaland 48 G
Erling Haaland 58 G

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 53 G
Ismaïla Sarr 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender Torbjørn Heggem
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Martin Odegaard (captain)
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antonio Nusa
Forward Alexander Sörloth

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender
Kalidou Koulibaly Defender (captain)
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Krépin Diatta Defender/Midfielder
Lamine Camara Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Pape Gueye Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen for Julian Ryerson 13
Patrick Berg for Frederik Aursnes 46
Andreas Schjelderup for Antonio Nusa 71
Oscar Bobb for Alexander Sörloth 84
Leo Ostigård for Torbjørn Heggem 84

Substitutions:

Ismail Jakobs for El Hadji Malick Diouf 54
Ibrahim Mbaye for Pape Gueye 54
Pathé Ciss for Lamine Camara 63
Mory Diaw for Edouard Mendy 63
Pape Matar Sarr for Kalidou Koulibaly 72

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender Leo Ostigård
Defender/Midfielder Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Patrick Berg
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mory Diaw
Goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf
Defender Ismail Jakobs
Defender Antoine Mendy
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender Abdoulaye Seck
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Pathé Ciss
Midfielder Bara Sapoko N'Diaye
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Assane Diao
Midfielder/Forward Cherif N'Diaye
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Bamba Dieng
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

With four goals in two games, Erling Haaland had now become Norway’s record goalscorer at FIFA World Cup tournaments. He became the first player to score two or more goals in each of his first two games at FIFA World Cup finals since England's Harry Kane in Russia in 2018. . The fathers of Erling Haaland (Alfie), Alexander Sorloth (Goran) and Kristian Thorstvedt (Erik) all played for the Vikings at the FIFA World Cup tournament at this venue in the USA in 1994. . Julian Ryerson's replacement by Marcus Pedersen in the 13th minute of this game had now become the earliest substitution at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Brazil’s Marcelo was replaced by Filipe Luis against Serbia in Moscow, Russia in 2018 (10th minute).

Comments:

Senegal had now lost their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Les Lions de la Teranga had now conceded three goals in each of their last three games at FIFA World Cup finals. . Ismaïla Sarr had now become the third player to score more than one goal in a game for them in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: also Papa Bouba Diop against Uruguay in Suwon, Korea Republic in 2002 and Henri Camara versus Sweden in Ōita, Japan in 2002.

3 Norway

Manager: Stale Solbakken

Goals:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen 43 G
Erling Haaland 48 G
Erling Haaland 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender Torbjørn Heggem
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Martin Odegaard (captain)
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antonio Nusa
Forward Alexander Sörloth

Substitutions:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen for Julian Ryerson 13
Patrick Berg for Frederik Aursnes 46
Andreas Schjelderup for Antonio Nusa 71
Oscar Bobb for Alexander Sörloth 84
Leo Ostigård for Torbjørn Heggem 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender Leo Ostigård
Defender/Midfielder Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Patrick Berg
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Comments:

With four goals in two games, Erling Haaland had now become Norway’s record goalscorer at FIFA World Cup tournaments. He became the first player to score two or more goals in each of his first two games at FIFA World Cup finals since England's Harry Kane in Russia in 2018. . The fathers of Erling Haaland (Alfie), Alexander Sorloth (Goran) and Kristian Thorstvedt (Erik) all played for the Vikings at the FIFA World Cup tournament at this venue in the USA in 1994. . Julian Ryerson's replacement by Marcus Pedersen in the 13th minute of this game had now become the earliest substitution at a FIFA World Cup tournament since Brazil’s Marcelo was replaced by Filipe Luis against Serbia in Moscow, Russia in 2018 (10th minute).

2 Senegal

Manager: Pape Bouna Thiaw

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 53 G
Ismaïla Sarr 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender
Kalidou Koulibaly Defender (captain)
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Krépin Diatta Defender/Midfielder
Lamine Camara Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Pape Gueye Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ismail Jakobs for El Hadji Malick Diouf 54
Ibrahim Mbaye for Pape Gueye 54
Pathé Ciss for Lamine Camara 63
Mory Diaw for Edouard Mendy 63
Pape Matar Sarr for Kalidou Koulibaly 72

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mory Diaw
Goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf
Defender Ismail Jakobs
Defender Antoine Mendy
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Defender Abdoulaye Seck
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Pathé Ciss
Midfielder Bara Sapoko N'Diaye
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Assane Diao
Midfielder/Forward Cherif N'Diaye
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Bamba Dieng
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

Senegal had now lost their first two games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Les Lions de la Teranga had now conceded three goals in each of their last three games at FIFA World Cup finals. . Ismaïla Sarr had now become the third player to score more than one goal in a game for them in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament: also Papa Bouba Diop against Uruguay in Suwon, Korea Republic in 2002 and Henri Camara versus Sweden in Ōita, Japan in 2002.