Ivory Coast vs Norway 1-2 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Knockout path · R32 at Dallas Stadium, Dallas (Arlington, Texas). Kickoff is listed as 2026-07-01 01:00 Beijing time and 2026-06-30 12:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 1-2. This page is generated from the current data worker package updated at 2026-08-01T06:40:31.736Z.
Game intelligence brief
Both teams are profiled here with the confirmed result, scorer timeline when open references provide it, and the same strength model used before kickoff. The model score gap was 5 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Away won 1-2. The public event feed lists 3 scoring actions, starting with Antonio Nusa at 39'. The recap keeps the final score beside the strength profile so readers can compare what happened with the preview model, rather than treating the scoreline as an isolated result.
Lineups, injuries and form context
This recap keeps pre-match lineup context beside the final score, so readers can compare the confirmed result with the team profile that existed before kickoff. The page is built for readers searching Ivory Coast vs Norway lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | Ivory Coast | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Kessie Franck (Midfielder, impact 96); Pepe Nicolas (Forward, impact 95); Sangare Ibrahim (Midfielder, impact 93) | Sorloth Alexander (Forward, impact 96); Haaland Erling (Forward, impact 96); Odegaard Martin (Midfielder, impact 89) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 65 | 70 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Kessie Franck and Pepe Nicolas. | Watch rotation around Sorloth Alexander and Haaland Erling. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
Norway are the model lean at 41.2%, but Ivory Coast stay live through high-variance fixture.
| Context quality score | 58 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | high |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Team qualityaway · weight -0.6 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defenseaway · weight -0.2 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Venue adaptationhome · weight 0.2 · venue climate profile
- Travel and resthome · weight 0.1 · confederation travel proxy + rest days
Watch points
- Controlled venue should lower weather volatility.
- If the first half stays level, context read is structurally high.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
- Largest swing factors: Team quality, Chance creation vs defense, Venue adaptation.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
Scenario notes
- Roof or controlled conditions reduce weather noise and favor cleaner execution.
- Close team profiles keep the context read structurally important.
- Model volatility is elevated; late lineup news should move the read more than usual.
- No source-backed late team news is active yet; lineup confirmation remains a key watch item.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 39' - Antonio Nusa · away · Goal
- 74' - Amad Diallo · home · Goal
- 86' - Erling Haaland · away · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | Ivory Coast | Norway |
| Power score | 68 | 73 |
| FIFA live rank | 31 | 19 |
| Attack | 58 | 72 |
| Control | 71 | 76 |
| Defense | 65 | 66 |
| Depth | 77 | 80 |
| Form | 65 | 70 |
| Execution | 73 | 75 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: Norway. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: Norway. Compares attack, execution, control and key-player impact against opponent defense, control, depth and current form.
- Venue adaptation: Ivory Coast. hot indoor, altitude 184m, roof/controlled conditions.
- Travel and rest: Ivory Coast. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: even. Controlled venue reduces weather variance and rewards cleaner possession.
- Late team news: even. No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Key players to watch
- Kessie Franck - Midfielder. Impact 96. Caps 104, goals 15.
- Pepe Nicolas - Forward. Impact 95. Caps 56, goals 12.
- Sangare Ibrahim - Midfielder. Impact 93. Caps 55, goals 11.
- Sorloth Alexander - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 72, goals 26.
- Haaland Erling - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 50, goals 55.
- Odegaard Martin - Midfielder. Impact 89. Caps 68, goals 5.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- Ivory Coast squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Norway squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Dallas (Arlington, Texas) venue and weather notesClimate, roof, altitude, travel, and rest context for this fixture.
- Daily match briefing for 2026-07-01All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
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Data notes
Score and event rows come from the current open-reference package. If a reference later revises a scorer or minute, the dynamic page updates from the live worker first. Read the source notes and editorial policy, and site discovery hub for the full page map.