Brazil 0 - 0 Norway

Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

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Brazil:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Alisson		Weverton
Danilo		Ederson
Marquinhos		Alex Sandro
Gabriel Magalhães		Bremer
Douglas Santos		Léo Pereira
Rayan		Roger Ibañez
Bruno Guimarães		Ederson
Casemiro		Fabinho
Gabrile Martinelli		Danilo Santos
Matheus Cunha	58'	Raphinha
Vinícius Junior		Luiz Henrique
		Neymar
		Endrick	58'
		Igor Thiago

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti (Italy)

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Norway:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Ørjan Nyland		Sander Tangvik
Julian Ryerson		Egil Selvik
Kristoffer Ajer		Leo Østigård
Torbjørn Heggem		Fredrik André Bjørkan
David Moller Wolfe		Sondre Langås
Martin Ødegaard		Henrik Sælebakke Falchener
Sander Berge		Morten Thorsby
Patrick Berg		Fredrik Aursnes
Alexander Sørloth	46'	Kristian Thorsvedt
Erling Haaland		Thelo Aasgaard
Antonio Nusa	46'	Andreas Schjelderup	46'
		Oscar Bobb	46'
		Jens Petter Hauge
		Jørgen Strand Larsen

Manager: Ståle Solbakken (Norway)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

3': Goal Norway!!! They hit the Brazilians early!! They--that's gonna be offside. Beautiful cutback to Berg but it's offside in the buildup. No goal.

10': Penalty?? Cunha taken out and goes down in the box under a tackle from Ajer, ref doesn't give it!! Surely that gets overturned by VAR

12': PENALTY FOR BRAZIL!! Absolutely no way that VAR wouldn't give that.

14': SAAAAAAVE!!! Bruno Guimarães takes it, it's not very good, Nyland with a big stop to keep it out!

16': Rayan tries his luck but his angle is closed off and he shoots well wide.

30': Martinelli with a great cross that sees a great block by Nyland, Vini was waiting for the tap-in

35': Ødegaard with a big chance but he hits the side netting.

37': Haaland tries to chip it over Alisson but it's an easy save and catch for Brazil.

40': SAVE! Vini fires at an angle and is denied by Nyland's knee.

45+3': SAVE! Fast break by Norway, Haaland gets into a tangle and loses the ball but Ødegaard picks it up and fires, but Alisson blocks it safely. Ødegaard might want that back

45+4': A Brazil pass over the top, Martinelli is right there but can't bring it down, he would have been all alone in space and one-on-one with the keeper

HT Brazil 0-0 Norway Brazil get away with an offside Norway goal, Norway gets away with a saved Brazil penalty, and neither have been able to put away their chances yet

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46': Norway double sub: Oscar Bobb and Andreas Schjelderup on for Alexander Sorloth and Antonio Nusa

46': We're back!

49': Berg fires into the outer atmosphere from distance.

58': Brazil substitution: Endrick on for Matheus Cunha

59': BIG CHANCE FOR ENDRICK! Great pass from Vini springs him! He's behind the backline, he's one on one with the keeper and... he puts it wide!!!

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>The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA–Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time).

>FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction.

>However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup.

>Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:

>"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed."

>The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026.

>The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.

>In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options.

edit: published on their website now too: https://www.rbfa.be/en/news/rbfa-statement-regarding-folarin-balogun

Article with extended details

>FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.

From the article:

> talkSPORT understands the White House put pressure on FIFA to review the decision, and made a direct call to ask their president Gianni Infantino to review the red card.

> FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.

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