Brazil have seen a penalty saved in their World Cup last-16 clash with Norway, with the European side also seeing a goal ruled out in a frantic first half. In what was widely expected to be an entertaining and close contest between the two, it was almost a dream start for Norway. Patrick Berg rounded off a smooth move after Martin Odegaard had released Alexander Sorloth down the right-hand side, who would fire the ball across the box for the Bodo/Glimt man to rifle into the top corner.But the offside flag went up, and the decision was confirmed by VAR, halting some wild celebrations from the Norwegian crowd.Seven minutes later, Brazil had a penalty.Chasing a loose ball, Manchester Uniteds Matheus Cunha managed to poke the ball away from the leg of Kristoffer Ajer, being brought down in the process.Initially, the referee did not award the penalty, but a VAR intervention meant Bruno Guimaraes stepped up to the spot, before seeing his stuttering effort saved by Orjan Nyland. Since then, it has been an end-to-end affair, with either side looking capable of grabbing the opening goal.Make sure to check out our live commentary of the match, and an on-the-whistle report, right here on 101GreatGoals. Topics Brazil National Football Team Norway National Football Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Brazil v Norway: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as Haaland faces Gabriel in heavyweight World Cup clash Jon Fisher 4th July, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Brazil vs Norway confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream and stats Mitch Fretton 5th July, 2026 Ancelotti: Brazil do not have an anti-Haaland plan for World Cup last-16 showdown with Norway 101 GreatGoals 5th July, 2026 Brazil v Norway: Predicted line-ups, stats and where to watch as five-time winners attempt to stifle Haaland Jon Fisher 4th July, 2026 Solbakken savours Norway history after reaching World Cup last-16 Mitch Fretton 30th June, 2026 Norway 2-1 Ivory Coast: Haaland strikes late on to propel his side into World Cup round of 16 and a meeting with Brazil Jon Fisher 30th June, 2026
