Thursday , 2 July 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

Match Preview

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
19 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Gillette Stadium. Norway are looking to make home advantage count against France.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 7' Goal! Ousmane Dembele scores his 79 goal in 513 matches.
  • 10' Norway receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Ousmane Dembele gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 21' Goal! Thelo Aasgaard scores his 34 goal in 380 matches.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rayan Cherki, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' France fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Ousmane Dembele doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Another substitution for Norway to replace Kristian Thorstvedt by Morten Thorsby on 46 minute.
  • 51' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Time for substitution for France. Ousmane Dembele is replaced by Bradley Barcola.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Norway — Sondre Langas on, Henrik Falchener off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Theo Hernandez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' The referee shows France player a card on 74.
  • 76' Ibrahima Konate is replacing Dayot Upamecano for the France side.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bradley Barcola suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Norway make a change. Oscar Bobb trudges off to be replaced by Jens Hauge on 83 minutes.
  • 86' It is a substitution in France team. Kylian Mbappe is replaced by Jean-Philippe Mateta on 86 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for France players.

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.