Picture : Orjan Nyland stopped a penalty in the first half and contributed with a great performance to this big surprise of the World Cup !
World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16
Brazil vs Norway 1-2
*Norway have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in history.
*Brazil have not been eliminated this early (Round of 16) in a World Cup tournament since 1990 (also Round of 16).
Between these two failures, Brazil finished in the top eight in eight consecutive World Cups.
Overall, Brazil did not finish in the top 8 in 4 occasions (also in 1934 and 1966).
*Brazil will now at least equal their longest period of time without winning the World Cup.
It is currently the 28 years from the first World Cup in 1930 to their first victory in 1958.
Given their last win was in 2002, even victory in 2030 would be another 28-year wait.
*Brazil failed to lift the trophy in 6 editions in a row; their maximum such sequence before was 5 editions.
*Brazil have beaten every single nation they’ve faced apart from Norway, who they have faced five times without success (2 draws, 3 losses), including:
1-1 draw in 1988 (friendly in Oslo)
2-4 loss in 1997 (friendly in Oslo)
1-2 in 1998 (in Marseille, at the World Cup)
1-1 in 2006 (friendly in Oslo)
*Norway are one of 3 national teams Brazil have not beaten in World Cups (2 losses). Other two are:
Hungary (2 losses: 2-4 in 1954 and 1-3 in 1966)
Portugal (1-3 loss in 1966 and 0-0 draw in 2010)
*Norway became one of five national teams that have beaten Brazil more than once at the World Cup, along with:
Netherlands (3 wins in 5 games)
Italy (2 wins in 5 games)
Hungary (2 wins in 2 games)
France (2 wins in 4 games)
*Brazil have lost each of their last seven knockout-stage matches against European nations at the World Cup, including:
2006: 0-1 vs France
2010: 1-2 vs Netherlands
2014: 1-7 vs Germany
2014: 0-3 vs Netherlands
2018: 1-2 vs Belgium
2022: 1-1 (2-4 pens) vs Croatia
*Brazil is the first team in the history of the World Cup to suffer seven consecutive knockouts in elimination rounds against teams from the same confederation.
*Bruno Guimarães is the first Brazilian player to miss a penalty at the World Cup (excluding shootouts) in 40 years, since Zico against France on 21 June 1986 (saved by Bats), when Brazil were eliminated, too.
Brazil was also eliminated in 1934 when Waldemar de Brito missed a penalty against Spain (saved by Zamora).
*Brazil were eliminated always when missing a penalty in the World Cup knockout stage (excluding the third-place play-off), also:
by Spain in 1934 (Round of 16)
by France in 1986 (Quarter-finals)
*Brazil missed one penalty (Bruno Guimarães) and converted another (Neymar), yet were still eliminated.
They are the 4th team in the history of the World Cup to take two penalties in a knockout match and still lose, after:
Republic of Ireland in 2002 vs Spain (Round of 16)
England in 2022 vs France (Quarter-finals)
France in 2022 vs Argentina (Final)
*Neymar has scored his 9th goal in World Cups: joint-third tally among Brazilian players, behind Ronaldo (15) and Pele (12), level with Ademir, Jairzinho and Vava.
*Neymar became the second Brazilian to score at four World Cups, after Pelé, and the 7th player to do so.
Four players have scored in the last four World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026): Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ivan Perišić and Neymar.
*Neymar became the oldest goal-scorers for Brazil in World Cups (34 years and 150 days), ahead of:
Bebeto in 1998 (34 years and 137 days)
Casemiro in 2026 (34 years and 126 days)