02-07-2026 05:11 via thesun.ng

Ivory Coast 1 – 2 Norway

Norway is the first ever country to make 10+ changes to their starting XI in consecutive World Cup matches in a single edition.
Antonio Nusa’s opener was Norway’s first World Cup knockout stage goal since 1938 (Arne Brustad vs Italy).
Note — The 1938 World Cup did not have a Group Stage; it began with the Round of 16.
Martin Odegaard is only the third player on record (from 1966) to assist a goal in each of his first three World Cup appearances, after Igor Belanov for USSR in 1
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