Brazil take on Norway in the round of 16 in the World Cup, and the five-time winners will be looking to make it to the quarter-finals.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match…
Kick-off time in the UK
Brazil take on Norway on Sunday 5 July, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 BST.
How to watch in the UK
TV channel: ITV1
Streaming: ITVX
Team news
Brazil have Raphina ruled out, while Casemiro and Lucas Paqueta are doubts for the game.
For Norway, Julian Ryerson is a concern.
Predicted line-ups
Brazil (4-3-3): Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Guimaraes, Casemiro, Danilo Santos; Rayan, Cunha, Vini Jr.
Norway (4-3-3): Nyland; Pedersen, Ajer, Heggem, Wolfe; Odegaard, Berge, Berg; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa.
Recent form
Brazil have had a mixed tournament thus far, with impressive wins over Haiti and Scotland, but they have struggled against Morocco and Japan. They beat Japan with a last-minute winner, and this will be another stern test.
Norway have been brilliant to this point. They have impressively won against Iran and Senegal, and are close to making history. They have never reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in their history.
What’s been said?
Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti: “Neymar can play 90 minutes… and he can play with Vinicius Jr. I think they will play together.”
“I don’t think that there is such a thing as an ‘anti-Haaland’ plan. I don’t need to tell my players how to defend, they have faced each other a few times.”
Norway manager Stale Solbakken: “We need to play the match, not the circumstances. We need to make sure that we don’t play according to the occasion, but that we simply play the match.
“Obviously, Brazil is the favourite, but I also said that I don’t think they are big favourites, which they maybe had been some years ago, or two, three, four years ago.
“Now we have had a very good run for a very long time, and we have great confidence.”
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