France and Norway will face off in a clash to become group toppers, while Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, two of the best strikers in world football today, will face off in Boston on Friday.
Les Blues, with Mbappe in the squad, have reached the final of the last two World Cups, while Norway returns to the quadrennial tournament for the first time since 1998, building on Haaland’s crushing 16-goal run in World Cup qualifiers.
Norway vs France:
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Total number of matches: 16
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Norway: 5
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France: 7
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Draws: 4
Form guide Norway vs France (last five matches):
Norway: WWDWD
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Norway 3-2 Senegal
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Iraq 1-4 Norway
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Morocco 1-1 Norway
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Norway 3-1 Sweden
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Norway 0-0 Switzerland
France: WWWLW
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France 3-0 Iraq
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France 3-1 Senegal
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France 3-1 Northern Ireland
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France 1-2 Ivory Coast
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Colombia 1-3 France
Norway vs France predicted lineups:
Norway (4-3-3): Nyland — Pedersen, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe — Aursnes, Berge, Odegaard — Nusa, Haaland, Sorloth.
France (4-2-3-1): Maignan — Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano, Digne — Koné, Rabiot — Dembélé, Olise, Barcola — Mbappé
Published on June 26, 2026
