World Cup Round of 16: Ivory Coast vs Norway
On Tuesday, June 30, at the World Cup in Arlington, USA, Ivory Coast and Norway will face off in the round of 16. The winner will meet Brazil in the quarter-finals on July 5.
Match Details
The round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup between Ivory Coast and Norway will be played on Tuesday, June 30, at 8:00 PM local time in Arlington, USA. The game will be broadcast live with Russian commentary on ETV+ and Rus.ERR, with commentators Igor Saveliev and Alexei Margiev.
Road to the Round of 16
Both teams have never met before, and this is the first time each has advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Ivory Coast started the group stage with a narrow 1-0 win over Ecuador, then lost to Germany 1-2 after conceding a goal in stoppage time. They secured second place in the group with a 2-0 victory over Curaçao.
Norway began the tournament with a convincing 4-1 win over Iraq, followed by a 3-2 victory over Senegal. Having already qualified for the knockout stage, they fielded a reserve team in their final group match and lost 1-4 to France.
Context
Following the losses of Germany and the Netherlands in their round of 16 matches on Tuesday night (both lost on penalties), Norway has a chance to become the first European team to reach the quarter-finals. The winner of this match will face Brazil on July 5, who came from behind to beat Japan 2-1.
