Brazil and Norway set for World Cup last-16 showdown
Norway and Brazil meet on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti cut a relaxed figure on Saturday as he discussed how his team planned to tackle Norway's in-form striker Manchester City forward Haaland, who has scored five goals in three appearances at the tournament so far.
Haaland will line-up against a familiar opponent, Gabriel Magalhaes, who plays for City's Premier League rivals Arsenal.
Brazil's other central defender, Marquinhos, has also faced Haaland while on duty for Paris Saint-Germain.
"Everyone knows how he works," Ancelotti said of Haaland. "I have nothing to explain to my defenders how to play against him. They've obviously played against him several times."
Norway coach Stale Solbakken meanwhile has urged his team to focus on their opponents rather than the size of the occasion as they take on the five-time world champions.
"We need to make sure that we don't play according to the occasion, but that we simply play the match," Solbakken said Saturday.
































