Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Brazil vs Norway at the MetLife Stadium, in a 21:00 GMT kick-off on July 5. Brazil had to dig deep to get past Japan in the previous round, while Norway will come into the game full of confidence, led by Erling Haaland and Antonio Nusa. Can the five-time winner progress to the last-8 once again?
Brazil vs Norway, Team News and Confirmed Lineups
Brazil Team News
In the build-up to Brazil vs Norway, Ancelotti discussed the importance of Lucas Paqueta: “We don’t have a player in the squad with Lucas Paqueta’s quality, so we have to replace him with another player,” Ancelotti said. “The characteristics are different. Danilo is different from Gabriel, who is different from Matheus Cunha and Ederson.”
Paqueta will miss the Norway game, and the Brazil boss discussed the process of selecting a replacement: “I will choose the player based on our game plan, obviously taking into account the strength of the opponent, but also what is functional to the idea we want to implement tomorrow.”
Raphinha returned to training on Friday, giving Ancelotti a boost ahead of the Norway match:
“Raphinha is progressing very well,” Ancelotti told reporters on Saturday. “He is still not at 100%, but he is available to be on the bench and to be able to play a few minutes or be useful at certain moments.”
Norway Team News
Norway boss Stale Solbakken will not likely risk Julian Ryerson, who has missed the last two games through injury, with Marcus Pedersen set to continue at right back. The rest of the Norwegian defence will likely remain unchanged.
Going forward, Norwegian fans will be relying on Antonio Nusa, Martin Odegaard, and Erling Haaland to upset the Brazilians.
Brazil Confirmed Lineup
This section will be updated once the lineup is confirmed.
Norway Confirmed Lineup
This section will be updated once the lineup is confirmed.
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