A Norway won the Senegal 3-2 this Monday (22), at MetLife Stadium, in New Jersey, in the second round of Group I of the 2026 World Cup.
Haaland was the highlight of the match, scoring twice, while Pedersen completed the scoring for the Norwegians. The two goals for the African side came from the feet of Ismaïla Sarr.
With the result, the Norwegians now have six points, occupying second place in the group. Senegal, in turn, appears in third place, still without scoring.
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The first good chance came from Norway, just three minutes into the first half. Ajer rose higher than the Senegalese defense and headed towards Mendy’s defense.
Senegal’s response came soon after. After five minutes, Ismaïla Sarr crossed into the area, but Nyland rose to clear the danger.
At 13, the Norwegians were scary again. Sorloth carried the ball across the field and passed it to Pedersen, who crossed. Odegaard finished with his left leg, but without success.
A good opportunity was wasted by Norway in the 17th minute. After a mistake by Niakhaté, Odegaard kept the ball and tried to play a deep teammate, but the pass found no one.
At 27, a dangerous shot from Jackson brought the crowd in New Jersey to their feet. The striker dominated a throw in the area and scored with Mané. However, upon receiving the return, he caught the ball poorly and finished over the goal.
Goalkeeper Mendy shone again in the 37th minute when he saved a shot from Odegaard after a cross from .
In the next move, it was Senegal’s turn to scare. Mané crossed from the baseline, but no one came to complete it.
Despite pressure from both sides, Norway opened the scoring. Odegaard launched into the area, and Koulibaly tried to cut it, but ended up sending it at the feet of Pedersenwho took advantage of the opponent’s “assistance” to score goals.
The Norwegian team still had two chances to expand in stoppage time, both with Haaland. The attacker hit the post in one of them and, in the other, stopped in defense of Mendy.
Around the break, Haaland He only needed three minutes to write down the second. Odegaard started the counterattack and found the number 9, who finished with a cross, with no chance for Mendy.
Senegal were not intimidated and reduced the deficit after seven minutes. Ghana Gueye found Ismaila Sarr between the Norwegian defenders, and the attacker threw himself onto the ball to find the net.
Norway, however, did not take long to regain the advantage. Haaland scored the team’s third in the 12th minute, after an assist from Berg.
Senegal arrived in danger shortly afterwards. Mané crossed, and Ismaïla Sarr tried a bicycle kick, but the ball deflected in defense. In the end, Jackson finished, but the move was already invalidated due to offside.
It was in stoppage time that the African team managed to reduce the deficit, after a goal from Ismaila Sarr in assistance from Jackson. However, the reaction was not enough to reverse the score, and Senegal ended up defeated 3-2.
