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Norway vs Portugal: result, lineups and stats

Norway
1 - 2
Portugal
  • 51' Erling Braut Haaland
  • 17' João Félix
  • 54' Gonçalo Ramos

Lineups Norway vs Portugal

Norway 4-3-3 · S. Solbakken
1 Nyland
7 Aursnes
17 Heggem
3 Ajer
14 Ryerson
6 Berg
8 Berge
10 Ødegaard
20 Nusa
9 Haaland
21 Schjelderup
  • 66' Leo Østigård Julian Ryerson
  • 72' Oscar Bobb Patrick Berg
  • 81' Jørgen Strand Larsen Antonio Nusa

Lineup for Norway: Nyland, Aursnes, Heggem, Ajer, Ryerson, Berg, Berge, Ødegaard, Nusa, Haaland, Schjelderup

Bench
  • 2 O. Bjørtuft
  • 5 F. Sjøvold
  • 12 S. Tangvik
  • 19 T. Aasgaard
  • 15 O. Didrik Blomberg
  • 22 Oscar Bobb 72'
  • 23 E. Botheim
  • 11 J. Strand Larsen 81'
  • 4 L. Østigård 66'
  • 16 M. Pedersen
  • 13 E. Selvik
  • 18 K. Thorstvedt
Portugal 4-4-2 · Jorge Jesus
1 Costa
19 Mendes
13 Veiga
3 Dias
20 Cancelo
18 Neto
15 Neves
6 Palhinha
14 Conceição
9 Ramos
11 Félix
  • 55' Vítinha João Neves
  • 56' Rafael Leão Francisco Conceição
  • 80' Rúben Neves João Palhinha
  • 81' Francisco Trincão Gonçalo Ramos
  • 87' Bernardo Silva Pedro Neto

Lineup for Portugal: Costa, Mendes, Veiga, Dias, Cancelo, Neto, Neves, Palhinha, Conceição, Ramos, Félix

Bench
  • 8 Gonçalo Inácio
  • 17 Rafael Leão 56'
  • 21 Rúben Neves 80'
  • 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 10 Bernardo Silva 87'
  • 12 Rui Silva
  • 22 Samuel Soares
  • 5 Nuno Tavares
  • 16 Trincão
  • 23 Vitinha 55'
  • 4 Tomás Araújo
  • 2 Diogo Dalot

Highlights Norway vs Portugal

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Stats Norway vs Portugal

Norway Match Portugal
  • 62% Possession 38%
  • 22 Shots 12
  • 6 Shots on target 4
  • 9 Shots off target 5
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 8 Fouls 12
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 3 Yellow cards 6
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Norway

Ståle Solbakken has little reason to make major changes after Norway’s 3-2 win over Denmark. Oscar Bobb opened the scoring on Thursday before Erling Haaland struck twice, and Antonio Nusa should again provide pace from the opposite side. Alexander Sørloth remains unavailable through injury during this international window.

Fredrik Aursnes is also expected to continue at left-back after being preferred to David Møller Wolfe against Denmark. Patrick Berg, Sander Berge and Martin Ødegaard should remain together in midfield. It is Norway’s second home game in four days, but the opening victory gives Solbakken little incentive to alter the core of his side.

Portugal

Portugal opened the Jorge Jesus era with a 1-0 victory over Wales. João Félix scored the only goal and is expected to continue alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. Jesus used Rúben Neves in the holding role in his first match, with Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes around him, and that midfield structure is likely to remain intact in Oslo.

Nuno Mendes and João Cancelo should again operate at full-back, with Rúben Dias and Renato Veiga in central defence. Jesus was particularly pleased with Portugal’s defensive organisation against Wales, although he acknowledged afterwards that Norway will provide a much tougher attacking test.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists for their club this season.

Norway

  1. Erling Haaland Manchester City 9 goals 0 assists
  2. Antonio Nusa RB Leipzig 4 goals 7 assists
  3. Hugo Vetlesen Club Brugge 5 goals 1 assists
  4. Felix Horn Myhre West Bromwich Albion 3 goals 2 assists
  5. Martin Ødegaard Arsenal 3 goals 0 assists

Portugal

  1. Gustavo Varela Monza 9 goals 1 assists
  2. Carlos Forbs Club Brugge 3 goals 5 assists
  3. Bruno Fernandes Manchester United 4 goals 2 assists
  4. Rodrigo Mora AS Roma 4 goals 0 assists
  5. Fábio Silva Borussia Dortmund 3 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Norway

Player Starts Min. Form
Kristoffer Ajer 5/5 480 solid
Sander Berge 5/5 480 solid
Martin Ødegaard 5/5 480 excellent
Erling Braut Haaland 5/5 442 strong
Ørjan Håskjold Nyland 4/4 390 solid
Fredrik Aursnes 4/5 351 mixed
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup 4/5 347 solid
Patrick Berg 4/4 345 mixed

Portugal

Player Starts Min. Form
Diogo Costa 5/5 450 solid
Rúben Dias 5/5 450 solid
Renato Veiga 5/5 450 mixed
Nuno Mendes 5/5 404 strong
Vítinha 4/5 384 solid
João Cancelo 5/5 376 solid
Bruno Fernandes 4/4 357 strong
João Félix 4/5 349 excellent

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