Norway vs Senegal: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

Norway
Norway
3–2
Senegal
Senegal

Tuesday, 23 June 2026 at 00:00 UTC

🏟 MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford

🏁 Post-match review

Norway defeated Senegal 3-2 in a competitive World Cup encounter. The match proved to be an entertaining affair with both sides finding the back of the net multiple times.

Expectation:Without pre-match market data or a stated lean, we cannot definitively assess whether this result constituted an upset or met expectations. However, the scoreline suggests a closely contested match rather than a dominant performance by either side.

Norway's victory keeps their World Cup hopes alive with three points, while Senegal's loss puts them in a must-win position in their remaining fixtures. The 3-2 scoreline underscores that both teams are capable of creating chances and scoring, making the tournament group stage competitive.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

Norway
2.3 - 2.1
Senegal
Projected total: 4.4Over 2.5: 81%
ModelMarket
45%
Norway
20%
X
35%
Senegal

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Norway· 2º · 6Pts
4-3-3
👔 L. Lagerbäck · Sweden
In charge since 2017 · 77
Experience: 28y · 4 clubs
Ex-clubs: Iceland, Nigeria, Sweden
Senegal· 8º · 3Pts

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Norway
5 / 4 games
Senegal
1.65
xG
2.2
5.2
Corners
5.5
2
Points/game
0.75
100%
Over 2.5
100%
100%
BTTS
75%
0%
Clean sheets
25%
52%
Possession
56%
11.4
Shots
17.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

NorwayLWWLWW
  • 2026-07-11 · (H) 1–2 vs England
  • 2026-07-05 · (A) 2–1 vs Brazil
  • 2026-06-30 · (A) 2–1 vs Ivory Coast
  • 2026-06-26 · (H) 1–4 vs France
  • 2026-06-23 · (H) 3–2 vs Senegal
SenegalLWLL
  • 2026-07-01 · (A) 2–3 vs Belgium
  • 2026-06-26 · (H) 5–0 vs Iraq
  • 2026-06-23 · (A) 2–3 vs Norway
  • 2026-06-16 · (A) 1–3 vs France

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Brazil

4.2
Cards/game
2.67
Goals/game
58%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 52 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Norway [4-3-3]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1O. Nyland
  2. 26J. Ryerson
  3. 3K. Ajer
  4. 17T. Heggem
  5. 5D. Wolfe
  6. 10M. Odegaard
  7. 8S. Berge
  8. 14F. Aursnes
  9. 7A. Sorloth
  10. 9E. Haaland
  11. 20A. Nusa

✅ Confirmed lineups · Senegal [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 16E. Mendy
  2. 15K. Diatta
  3. 3K. Koulibaly
  4. 19M. Niakhate
  5. 25M. Diouf
  6. 5I. Gueye
  7. 26P. Gueye
  8. 18I. Sarr
  9. 8L. Camara
  10. 10S. Mane
  11. 11N. Jackson

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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