Norway
Norway have marked their return to the World Cup stage after a 28-year absence in impressive fashion.
Stale Solbakken’s side set the tone immediately, hitting the ground running with a convincing 4-1 win over Iraq, before following that up with a 3-2 victory over Senegal.
Injuries & Team News
Hobbling off injured after only 13 minutes against Senegal, it is highly unlikely that Borussia Dortmund defender Julian Ryerson features on Friday, with his replacement Marcus Pedersen almost certain to fill the void.
Scoring four goals in his first two matches, making him the joint second highest scorer in the tournament so far, Haaland is undoubtedly Norway’s danger man and will be eager to impress against one of the world’s best international sides.
Form
| Last Match | Last 6 Matches |
|---|---|
| 3-2 vs Senegal | L D W D W W |
Predicted Line-Up
Norway possible starting lineup:
Nyland; Pedersen, Ajer, Lysaker Heggem, Wolfe; Berge, Aursnes, Odegaard; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa
France
France, meanwhile, began their latest quest for global supremacy with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Senegal.
Didier Deschamps’ star-studded side were far more comfortable on matchday two, sweeping past Iraq with a commanding 3-0 victory,
Injuries & Team News
France’s biggest selection talking point comes in attack with Paris Saint-Germain duo Barcola and Desire Doue playing one game each so far in Group I, though the latter did not have his best game against Iraq.
Manu Kone and Lucas Digne performed well when introduced in central midfield and left back respectively on Monday evening too, leaving it difficult to predict whether Aurelien Tchouameni or Theo Hernandez can win their places back.
Also netting on four occasions, Mbappe has proved to be Deschamps’ main man once again on the international stage and will be hungry to chase down Lionel Messi as the highest scorer of all time at World Cups.
Form
| Last Match | Last 6 Matches |
|---|---|
| 3-0 vs Iraq | W W L W W W |
Predicted Line-Up
France possible starting lineup:
Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba; Digne; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Olise, Dembele, Doue; Mbappe
Betting Odds
| Team | Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Win | 4/1 – (5.00) | Grand Ivy |
| Draw | 7/2 – (4.50) | Dream Vegas |
| France Win | 13/20 – (1.65) | 247Bet |
Prediction
Norway 1-3 France
This should be a really entertaining game, this group has produced plenty of goals and i fail to see how we don’t get goals here with Haaland & Mbappe on show. France just might have a bit too much for Norway though.