Norway advanced to the playoffs

2026-06-23 07:34 © Reuters

The Norway national team advanced to the World Cup knockout stage.

On Tuesday night, the Scandinavians defeated Senegal 3:2 and secured their second consecutive victory.

In the 43rd minute, Marcus Pedersen led Norway ahead, and at the very beginning of the second half, Erling Haaland doubled his team's advantage.

In the 53rd minute, Ismaila Sarr brought Senegal back into the game, but just five minutes later, E. Haaland scored his second goal, and Norway was already leading 3:1.

Already during the referee's added time, Senegal scored another goal by the same I. Sarr.

In the last round of Group I, Norway will compete with France for first place.