New York, USA – Norway officially secured its qualification for the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, after achieving a thrilling 3-2 victory over Senegal in their second group stage match.
The match took place at the New York Stadium in New Jersey, and it saw a clear advantage for the Norwegian team, which succeeded in exploiting the mistakes of its opponent and turning them into decisive goals that granted it passage to the next round.
Norway’s first goal came in the 43rd minute through Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, who took advantage of a defensive lapse inside the penalty area to put his country ahead before the end of the first half.
As the second half began, the European team continued their offensive pressure, with Erling Haaland adding the second goal in the 48th minute, before the same striker returned and strengthened the result with a third goal in the 58th minute.
Despite being three goals down, Senegal did not give up, as Ismaila Sarr managed to reduce the deficit in the 53rd minute, before returning to score his team’s second goal in stoppage time, but that was not enough to avoid defeat.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) June 23, 2026With this victory, Norway raised its tally to 6 points from two matches, officially securing qualification for the round of 32, while Senegal’s tally remained frozen at zero points, complicating its task in competing for one of the qualifying spots.
In the other match in the same group, France defeated Iraq 3-0, also reaching six points and topping the group on goal difference ahead of Norway in second place.
