Norway isn't looking ahead to potential World Cup matchup with Brazil, which it upset in 1998

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Norway's Sander Berge is very aware of what many consider the greatest win in his country's soccer history, though it happened only months after the 28-year-old midfielder was born.

Memories of that World Cup upset of Brazil are now being stirred up for Norway because of the success of its current World Cup squad — and the possibility of playing the five-time champion again.

The rested Norwegians are preparing to play Ivory Coast on Tuesday at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. It will be their first knockout game in a World Cup since 1998, the year they advanced out of the group stage only after an incredible comeback in the closing minutes for a 2-1 victory against the then-reigning champion.

“I feel like I’ve lived through the moment because it’s been talked about so much,” Berge said Monday. “Obviously Brazil, like for every Norwegian growing up, we’ve watched all their superstars play in World Cups. They are good memories for us. ... If the opportunity comes that we can play them in a knockout stage, that would be a dream coming true and a fantastic challenge, and a fantastic opportunity and experience.”

The Norway-Ivory Coast winner plays Brazil in the Round of 16. The Seleção advanced with a 2-1 win over Japan on Monday.

Norway coach Ståle Solbakken was taking part in a news conference to preview the game against Ivory Coast when a reporter told him that Brazil had just gone ahead late, then asked his thoughts about the possibility of another meeting in the World Cup.

“We don't think about the next opponent,” Solbakken said. “That's too early. We'll try to win the game tomorrow.”

Still, the coach knows the significance of that 1998 game, when Norway equalized in the 83rd minute and won 2-1 after Tore André Flo converted a penalty kick in the 89th minute.

“The game was important for memories, and for the players and for the coach,” Solbakken said. “I obviously also remember it, but that's why we're here, to make that game a little bit in the background.”

Only nine of the 26 players on Norway's current roster were born then. Defender Kristoffer Ajer was only two months old at the time, two months younger than Berge.

“The mentality we have right now in the squad is really strong,” Ajer said. “We’ve been through ups and downs which I think is a very good thing to bring into life, but also football. So we’re a strong group that will fight for everything tomorrow and hopefully that will be enough.”

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Norway head coach Stale Solbakken responds to a question during a news conference in Arlington, Texas, Monday, June 29, 2026, ahead of his team's World Cup soccer match against Ivory Coast. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Norway's Kristoffer Ajer, center, leads teammates across the pitch during a training session in Dallas, Monday, June 29, 2026, ahead of his team's FIFA World Cup match against the Ivory Coast. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Norway's Sander Berge responds to questions during a news conference before a training session in Dallas, Monday, June 29, 2026, ahead of his team's FIFA World Cup match against the Ivory Coast. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Norway's Sander Berge, center, participates in a training session in Dallas, Monday, June 29, 2026, ahead of his team's FIFA World Cup match against the Ivory Coast. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Mize matched a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings and the Detroit Tigers capitalized on shoddy defense by the slumping New York Yankees in a 7-3 victory Monday night.

The only baserunner Mize (3-5) allowed came on rookie Spencer Jones' leadoff double in the third. He struck out 10 for the third time in his major league career and mowed through the Yankees after they tagged him for four runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings last Tuesday at Detroit.

Missing injured sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees lost their fifth straight and have been held to three hits or fewer in four consecutive games during a single season for the first time in franchise history.

New York's .098 batting average is the club's lowest in a four-game span.

In the longest start of his career, Mize threw first-pitch strikes to 16 of 22 batters and struck out five of his final six.

Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.

Lee hit a two-run single off Ryan Weathers (3-6) during a four-run second inning four batters after Caballero committed a throwing error on a grounder by Matt Vierling that gave Detroit a 2-0 lead.

McGonigle lined a two-run single for a 7-0 lead one batter after Bellinger dropped a flyball by Dillon Dingler near the corner.

Dingler also doubled, scored on a single by Spencer Torkelson in the first and lofted a sacrifice fly in the second.

New York equaled a season high with its fifth straight loss and allowed five unearned runs for a total of 14 during its second five-game skid this year. The Yankees have permitted 20 unearned runs in their last 10 games after giving up 22 in their first 74 games.

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. left in the fourth after colliding with right fielder Jasson Domínguez while chasing a popup. Chisholm was placed in concussion protocol.

New York starter Ryan Weathers allowed five runs — two earned — and seven hits in a season-low 1 2/3 innings.

Detroit rookie Drew Sommers allowed a three-run homer to pinch-hitter Amed Rosario in the eighth. Drew Anderson tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to finish the three-hitter.

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (3-4, 3.32 ERA) opposes Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler (8-4, 1.62) in a marquee matchup Tuesday night.

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New York Yankees players and staff check on Jazz Chisholm Jr., bottom right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Jasson Domínguez, top, checks on teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr., bottom, after they collided while pursuing a ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Hao-Yu Lee during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Detroit Tigers' Hao-Yu Lee, left, Zach McKinstry, center, and Ben Malgeri celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler, left, and Drew Anderson, right, react after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, June 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)