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🇧🇷 Brazil v Norway: likely line-ups, absentees and chances

🇧🇷 Brazil v Norway: likely line-ups, absentees and chances

🇧🇷 Brazil v Norway: likely line-ups, absentees and chances
OneFootballSun, Jul 5, 2026·2 min read

Brazil and Norway face off this Sunday (5) at 5 p.m. at New Jersey Stadium for a place in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals.

The winner will face Mexico or England. The loser goes home. A draw sends the match to extra time and, if necessary, penalties.

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Who will win, Brazil or Norway? And who should replace Lucas Paquetá? Leave your take in the comments box!

Raphinha has recovered and is expected to start on the bench. That leaves Lucas Paquetá as the only absentee, with a thigh injury.

Carlo Ancelotti could start Danilo Santos and keep the 4-3-3 formation.

Another option, and the more likely one, is for Gabriel Martinelli to get the spot. In that case, Matheus Cunha would drop back into midfield.

Endrick and Neymar are other options to replace Paquetá, but they are outsiders.

The rest of the team should be the same as in the 2-1 win over Japan in the Round of 16.

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Probable Brazil lineup: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Rayan, Vini Jr, Matheus Cunha and Gabriel Martinelli.

Head coach Stale Solbakken has TWO doubts as he prepares Norway’s lineup against Brazil.

At right-back, Ryerson could miss out through injury. Pedersen and Aursnes are competing for the spot.

In attack, Oscar Bobb could come in for Alexander Sorloth (a starter in three matches).

Odegaard and Haaland, the team’s standouts, are confirmed in the starting XI.

Probable Norway lineup: Nyland; Pedersen (Aursnes), Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem and Wolfe; Berge, Patrick Berg and Odegaard; Alexander Sorloth (Oscar Bobb), Antonio Nusa and Haaland.

OPTA’s supercomputer has Brazil as the favorite in this matchup, with a 65.5% chance of advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Norway has a 34.5% chance.

Where to watch 📺

Globo, SporTV, SBT, NSports, Globo Play (GETV), and YouTube (CazéTV) will broadcast Brazil vs. Norway at 5 p.m. this Sunday (5).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.