Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Norway vs France, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Norway
1 – 4
Full Time
France
Fri 26 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Ousmane Dembele
0–2 20' Ousmane Dembele
Thelo Aasgaard 21' 1–2
1–3 32' Ousmane Dembele
1–4 90+4' Desire Doue
Patrick Berg 10' Y
Y 74' Aurelien Tchouameni

Overview

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Norway vs France — Worldcup at Gillette Stadium.

  • Norway 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Norway 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-26 Norway 1–4 France

Recent Form

Norway
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun France H 1–4 L
23 Jun Senegal H 3–2 W
16 Jun Iraq A 4–1 W
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Norway A 4–1 W
22 Jun Iraq H 3–0 W
16 Jun Senegal H 3–1 W
09 Jul Spain A 1–2 L
05 Jul Portugal A 5–3 W
01 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Norway France
#34 Position #33
6 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
8 Scored 10
7 Conceded 2
+1 GD +8
2.00 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norway this season
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Norway are 34th (6 pts). France are 33rd (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norway
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norway
Erling Haaland 7 G
France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Norway kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norway and France are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 7' Ousmane Dembele makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and France are in front.
  • 10' Patrick Berg is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Ousmane Dembele does the damage! The net is bulging and France surge ahead!
  • 21' GOAL! Thelo Aasgaard fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 26' France have won 94 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Norway currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Ousmane Dembele has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' France fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Morten Thorsby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kristian Thorstvedt on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Rayan Cherki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Bradley Barcola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ousmane Dembele on 65 minute.
  • 66' Sondre Langas is replacing Henrik Falchener for the Norway side.
  • 71' The travelling France supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' Aurelien Tchouameni picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The France manager makes a substitution. Dayot Upamecano departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Konate.
  • 81' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Oscar Bobb as he leaves the pitch. Jens Hauge steps in for Norway.
  • 86' Jean-Philippe Mateta gets the nod from France. He replaces Kylian Mbappe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. Norway and France share the spoils 1-4.

Lineups

Norway Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ståle Solbakken

France Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Norway xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.33 France xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norway16% Draw16% France68%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 5.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 65%
35%

Double Chance

Norway or Draw
32%
Draw or France
84%
Norway or France
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norway10% Draw24% France66%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 3
6.4%
1 – 5
5.8%
2 – 4
4.9%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 5
4.3%
1 – 6
4.2%
0 – 5
4%
2 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norway

Handicap Norway covers Push France covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 5% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 19% — 81%
+1 19% 14% 67%
+1.5 33% — 67%
+2 33% 18% 50%
+2.5 50% — 50%

Clean Sheet

Norway keeps clean sheet
2% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.