Ivory Coast vs Norway Highlights - 2026 FIFA World Cup _ Round of 32

Ivory Coast make three changes from the 2-0 victory over Curaçao. Unsurprisingly, two-goal Nicola Pepe keeps his place after scoring both goals in that game. Conan Agbidu returned to the back line. Leipzig's teenage winner Jan Diamande has very much lived up to his growing reputation so far and he'll be aiming to provide the ammunition for Anjou and Bonny, who's looking for his first international goal since gaining citizenship just last month. Norway have brought back all the big guns after resting 10 players for the final group match against France. It's mostly the team that beat Senegal 3-2, except for Patrick Berg coming into midfield and regular right back Julian Rierson of Borussia Dortmund injured. Marcus Pedersen takes his place. Erling Haaland dangerously fresh and raring to go after scoring two goals in each of his first two World Cup matches. Now here come Norway on the attack and Haaland waiting in the centre going straight for goal. But again, his movement. Now the ball is out on that right hand side. Haaland's 26th next month. That's his first sight of goal so far. Pragmatic and clinical. Oh, now they could be in here. Here's a chance, Surlotte. Muller-Wulfer. Blocked by Dewey. What a block that was from Dewey. We spoke about defenders yesterday. Coming in with them superb tackles. He gets caught out of position first and foremost. But his recovery run is good. And that for a fire as well, just as he bounces around. Here's the referee's view. Just trying to slip in and put that ball in early, which I like the idea. Team emulate that. A bit of class. Connaught. Oh, this is positive. Side netting. Left back. Gislan Connaught has got in a couple of times. Yeah, the little runs. And he nearly caught the goalkeeper out with his eyes. It's his weaker foot, we understand. But it actually took a step just to that left hand side. And if he could squeeze it in, it was an opportunity. But again, keeps his composure. That's what they're seeing. Patrick Berg with a delivery. Not the one Haaland or anybody else wanted on the Norway side. Oh, and a bit of indecision here. And Jamande blocked off. And that could well have opened up for Jan Jamande. And the referee, Jesus Valenzuela, will have seen what was about to ensue there. A little bit of hesitation. And I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. I think he just turned his back and thinking that he's going to go into him. Here he is. What can he conjure up here? Bonnie's waiting in the centre. Connaught on the left back is in the box lurking too. Jamande with an excellent ball in. Pepe with a cut back. He was hoping Bonnie was there. And Aja with a vital intervention. And I think that looks like he's got his foot down. But again, it's wonderful play. Leave your best players one-on-one. Let him deal with it. Let him make that little run. And then Renfrew's player just hooks it away from the danger. And I think the little puff of the cheeks. There's a little bit of space here for Odegaard. Surlock against Konan, who's been mostly going forwards tonight. Surlock doing well and looking for Haaland. There he is. That's the answer. Get the ball wide and cross it for him, even if it's just for 10 minutes. He's got his head on the end of it. He's got two people all around him, but he's still strong enough and good enough and the timing and powerful enough to get it on target. Okay, it's not gone in the back of that. Odegaard. Noosa in a little bit of space. Noosa going for the play! What a wonderful strike. And, Jackie, we're right behind it. They're patient. They get the ball wide. That's it. Give it to good players in wide areas. He shifts inside with his right foot, and he just curls that. Watch this as an angle. Look at his body shape. Dipping in, swerving into that far corner. What a wonderful bit of technique and ability. And focus. Look at the focus on the ball. He's already peeling away. He knows it's in. As soon as he's curled it, he knows. He's running away to celebrate. It's his club teammate, Yandier Mandé, who had way more goals, way more assists last season. He's been way busier in this game. But it is Antonio Noosa who has opened the scoring here in Dallas. They have their tails up here. And threatening again. Haaland demanding the ball. Knocked down by Salah. Here's Haaland! Chance. Sangare in the way. Just had to wait for the ball to come down because it was a looping header. It wasn't headed down to him. It was just looping in. It was clearly onside. But excellent defending. But he had to wait, and it just gives a defender. As that ricochet, now it's looping. And it gives the defender enough time just to get across. If it's a direct... Celebrated. Really important interventions by him. Berg's delivery. Oh! How close can you get? So close. Timing on the run. It's amazing. They've dominated this first half. But again, the chances that are coming now, just with a little bit of uncertainty. Football stadium, but check over. Now Dewey, a minimum of four minutes to be added on. A foul by the goalscorer. He was going into the book. Again, you can't do that. You know, you've just got, again, a winning opportunity in the knockout stages. We've seen set pieces be so vital. Dewey is a good attacking fullback. He's got good trickery. But it may not be a touch from your player. It might be one from the opposition. Pepe. A yard wide from Agbedo. Again, another corner that they wanted. It's a big centre half up there. There's going to be more of that in the second half. There's going to be more crosses in the game, more set pieces. The referee just having a word with the Norwegian goalkeeper to cross the ball. Nicely done by Pepe, taking on Muller-Wulfer. Oh, and driven in. What a ball in that was from Dewey. He's got his hands up saying, why wasn't there anyone at the end of it? And Gimande's cheeky little ball in. Really well dealt with by Berg. Wide areas. They leave the wide players. They don't try and overlap. Dewey stays back. And that gives him the space to put that type of ball in. That is Nicolas Pepe. Dewey. And a save by Moulin. Hina Dewey has been excellent at right back. Her brother playing for France, Desiree of PSG. And he's put in some decent balls in. And Pepe there with a strike. I love his mouth. Don't gamble. Don't think it's going to go in that far corner. Because you think with a left-footed player, it might be... Urdegaard lines this one up. Just put it into that area. Urdegaard. It's a good-looking ball. Where's this going? He's trying to get the keep up. He's bouncing back. Again, look at that Dewey. Just get on the end of it. He's screaming for someone to head that. Five goals and four assists in his 35 appearances last season for Leipzig. As Bonnie comes off. He'll have to wait for his first international goal. It's going to be very, very strong in their decisions. Urdegaard. Oh, surely. How's that not gone? Ahmad Diallo. Oh, and Ahmad again. Ahmad is through. That is what Ahmad Diallo can do. Into a sea of orange celebrations. As Ahmad Diallo has finally carved his way through this Norwegian defence. We might have just seen the best goal in the tournament so far. The individual brilliance. The give and go. The composure. That ball is stuck to his left foot. Look, he doesn't have to look. That ain't moving. The goal's not moving. He's not once had to look where the goal is. He knows exactly. Little give and go. Go on, my friend. Go and enjoy. What a smile. What a goal. What a game. And Norway are fuming with themselves. They will have known that he wanted to cut inside onto his favourite left foot. You want to know. You know it. But you've got to try and stop it. We know with someone like Messi that his left foot is going to go on there. But it's one thing. It was stuck to his foot. He was warming up at half time. He's had to be patient at Manchester United. But that's a sign to everybody in the world what he's about. Trying to unlock this Ivory Coast defence. Here is Bob. Oh, what a lovely ball that is. Into Berg. Now, surely. Cross. Definition of inevitable. It's been a long, long time in coming by his supremely high standards. But finally, Norway have fed their number nine. They've played against him numerous times. But the work. Look at this for a pass. They switch off. And he rolls it across. And he doesn't catch it cleanly. But there's certain things in life. You have to pay your taxes. You're going to die. And he's going to score a goal. Erling Haaland. Irrepressible. Irresistible. He didn't have to muscle his way in that time. He didn't need to use his physicality. He was just in the right place at the right time. He knew what the right space was. He just stood still. Now Berg who teed him up. He's on his bike again. And now Haaland's made the run. Haaland. Held up by Agbedo. They got in each other's way. Scheldrup and Haaland. Will it be the right footer from Kessier? It will be Ahmad. Saved by Newland. A vital one as well. I can only think he's not put up anyone anymore so he can see it. He's got a perfect view. And that's why he's done it. What a save. With his top hand. Paying to watch his dad. Keepers coming up, Jackie. They're all going in there now. Now or never. Yahir Fafana, the goalkeeper for Ivory Coast. Looking to try and cause some chaos. As we've gone beyond the minimum of seven minutes added on. You get the impression this moment now is critical. It's pivotal. Diallo. Madue. They have to hurry up about it. They have to get this ball back into the box. And it's all over. They have won a World Cup knockout match for the very first time. Erling Haaland was barely in this match. But he popped up when they needed him. With an almost apologetic touch as it bobbled into the back of the net. He did enough. Norway have done enough. And they will meet Brazil on Sunday.