Last Word on Football brings you the Brazil predicted lineup and latest team news ahead of their 2026 World Cup last 16 clash against Norway in New Jersey.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team had to ride their luck last time out, needing a 96th-minute goal from Gabriel Martinelli to edge past Japan. Norway defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 in the last 32, with Erling Haaland scoring the 86th-minute winner.
Brazil will be the favourites, but Norway have the players to pull off a huge upset.
Brazil Predicted Lineup and Latest Team News vs Norway
Date: Sunday, 5th July 2026.
Venue: MetLife Stadium.
Kick-off: 21:00 BST, 16:00 ET, and 13:00 PT.
Last meeting: Brazil 1-2 Norway (June 23, 1998).
Referee: Ismail Elfath.
Current odds: Brazil 4/5, Brazil 7/2, Draw 11/4 (Casino Kings).
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Brazil Team News
Brazil suffered a blow when Lucas Paqueta, the skilful attacker, picked up an injury against Japan and was substituted at half-time. He will miss the Norway game, and Ancelotti has discussed the impact of 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.
“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.”
Brazil received a boost on Friday when Raphinha returned to training following a hamstring injury he picked up in the group-stage win over Haiti. Ancelotti has discussed the return of Raphinha:
“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.
“He recovered very well and very quickly. We are very happy with this because Raphinha is a very, very important player for the team.”
Raphinha’s possible return, alongside the availability of Neymar give Ancelotti key options despite some injury worries.
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Brazil Predicted Lineup
Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos, Guimaraes, Casemiro, Danilo Santos, Rayan, Cunha, Vini Jr.
Featured Image Credit:
REUTERS/Phil Noble
