It beat Senegal 3-2. Norway tames the “Lions of Teranga” and accompanies France to the round of 32

The Norway national team reserved its place in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup after achieving an exciting victory over its Senegalese counterpart with a score of 3-2, in a strong confrontation during which it confirmed its right to continue the global journey by achieving its second victory and its score reaching 6 points.

The Norwegian team accompanied its French counterpart to the next round, ensuring that the two teams qualified from the group after each of them achieved victory in the first and second rounds over the Iraqi and Senegal teams.

The first half witnessed a great competition between the two teams, as Senegal tried to rely on the speed of Sadio Mane and Ismaila Sarr, while Martin Odegaard led the Norwegian attempts. While the match was heading towards a draw, Marcus Pedersen succeeded in giving Norway the advantage in the 43rd minute, after he took advantage of an organized attack to score the lead goal and give his team an important advantage before the end of the first half.

With the start of the second half, Erling Haaland widened the gap by scoring the second goal in the 48th minute after a quick counterattack led by Odegaard. Despite Ismaila Sarr’s success in reducing the deficit for Senegal in the 53rd minute and restoring hope to the Lions of Teranga, Haaland quickly responded by scoring his second and third personal goal for his country in the 58th minute. In stoppage time, Sarr returned to score his second goal in the match and reduce the difference to 3-2, but time was not enough for Senegal to come back in the score.

This victory confirmed the strength of the golden generation led by Norway, led by Haaland and Odegaard, as the Scandinavian team succeeded in crossing into the knockout rounds after a remarkable performance against one of the strongest teams in the African continent. While Senegal exited the tournament despite its late attempts to return, Norway is looking forward to continuing its World Cup adventure and achieving a historic achievement in the largest edition of the World Cup, after qualifying for the round of 32 with the French team.