Brazil vs Norway Prediction, 7/5/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/3/2026

Game: Brazil vs Norway

Date: Sunday, July 5, 2026

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: FOX

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ is where Norway (3-0-1) will meet Brazil (3-1-0) on Sunday in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. The moneyline on this World Cup game has Brazil at -118 while Norway is at +305. The betting total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goalkeepers are Alisson for Brazil and Orjan Nyland for Norway.

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Brazil beat Japan 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16. They opened the World Cup with a 1-1 draw with Morocco, but have since won 3 straight including a 3-0 win over Haiti and a 3-0 win over Scotland. Vinicius Junior has 4 goals for the Brazilians, while Matheaus Cunha has 3. Casemiro and Gabriel Martinelli have 1 goals apiece. Alisson has stopped 11 of 13 shots for Brazil in goal.

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Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16. They beat Iraq 4-1 to open the World Cup, followed by a 3-2 win over Senegal and a 4-1 loss to France. Erling Haaland has 5 goals so far for Norway, while Antonio Nusa, Marcus Pedersen, Leo Ostigard, and Thelo Aasgaard have 1 apiece. Orjan Nyland has 6 saves and has allowed 4 goals in 3 starts for Norway.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Brazil will be Alisson. Alisson has defended the goal for a total of 29,547 minutes and has 691 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.80 (262 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.0%. The goalkeeper hailing from Brazil has had 947 shots tried against him in 330 career starts. Alisson (205-74-51 record in his career) has accumulated 138 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 42.0%% shutout percentage.

Orjan Nyland will be residing in front of the goal for Norway. Thus far in his career, Nyland has given up 272 goals while earning 549 stops in 208 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.30 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 78-64-65. He holds a save percentage of 67.9% and his clean sheet rate is 25.4%%. Nyland has racked up 53 shutouts and has seen 809 shots against him in 18,778 career minutes.

Vinicius Junior is one guy who can be a force in the game for Brazil. He has totaled 45 assists while accumulating 213 pts during his soccer career. The forward born in Brazil has totaled 84 goals scored in 18,340 mins played. Junior has had a starting assignment in 198 matchups in his pro soccer career and has 0.41 goals per 90 minutes.

Norway features Erling Haaland, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He has accumulated 459 pts thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 49 times. The forward born in Norway has been on the field for 19,443 mins while scoring 205 goals. He has an average of 0.95 goals per 90 mins and has started 218 games during his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brazil (-118)

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