Home / World Cup 2026 / Norway vs France

Norway vs France Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 3
Norway Norway
FT1–4
France France
Friday 26 June 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  Gillette Stadium, Boston

Match Report

Match Events ?
7'⚽Ousmane Dembélé (Kylian Mbappé)France
10'🟨Patrick Berg Norway
20'⚽Ousmane Dembélé (Kylian Mbappé)France
21'⚽Thelo Aasgaard (Andreas Schjelderup)Norway
32'⚽Ousmane Dembélé (Aurélien Tchouaméni)France
50'•Jørgen Strand Larsen Norway
74'🟨Aurélien Tchouaméni France
90'⚽Désiré Doué (Bradley Barcola)France
Match Statistics ?
Norway
France
43%
Possession
57%
4
Shots on Target
9
10
Total Shots
18
4
Corners
5
9
Fouls
11
1.69
xG
1.31
Player Ratings ?
Norway
7.9Thelo AasgaardM
7.9Oscar BobbF
7.2Andreas SchjelderupF
France
10.0Ousmane DembéléM
7.9Aurélien TchouaméniM
7.5Mike MaignanG
Starting Lineups ?
Norway
13GEgil Selvik
14DFredrik Aursnes
25DHenrik Sælebakke Falchener
4DLeo Østigård
15DFredrik André Bjørkan
18MKristian Thorstvedt
6MPatrick Berg
19MThelo Aasgaard
22FOscar Bobb
11FJørgen Strand Larsen
21FAndreas Schjelderup
France
16GMike Maignan
5DJules Koundé
4DDayot Upamecano
26DMaxence Lacroix
19DTheo Hernández
8MAurélien Tchouaméni
6MManu Koné
7MOusmane Dembélé
11MMichael Olise
20MDésiré Doué
10FKylian Mbappé

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: France
Expected: France by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Norway 10%Draw 20%France 70%
xG: 0.54Expected goalsxG: 1.91

Norway vs France looks like a France-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. France has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with France by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

Advertisement
Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
France stronger
Norway: 1501 (#25)  ·  France: 1725 (#2)
H2H Record ?
2–4–4
France leads
Avg 2.8 goals/game · 10 meetings
Norway
France
#2
Position ?
#1
6
Points ?
9
2W 0D 1L
Record ?
3W 0D 0L
8
Goals For ?
10
7
Goals Against ?
2
+1
Goal Diff
+8
#31
FIFA Rank ?
#1
0.4%
Win Prob ?
18.0%
L W W L W
Form ?
L W W W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
2Norway
4Draw
4France
27 May 2014FriendlyFrance4–0Norway
11 Aug 2010FriendlyNorway2–1France
25 Feb 1998FriendlyFrance3–3Norway
22 Jul 1995FriendlyNorway0–0France
5 Sep 1989WC QualNorway1–1France
28 Sep 1988WC QualFrance1–0Norway
14 Oct 1987Euro QualFrance1–1Norway
16 Jun 1987Euro QualNorway2–0France
8 Sep 1971Euro QualNorway1–3France
11 Nov 1970Euro QualFrance3–1Norway
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
⚽High-scoring tournament form — Norway averaging 5.0 goals/game, France averaging 4.0. Combined 4.5 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
⚔Both teams scoring regularly — Norway and France both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
📈France in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
🎯Clear model favourite: France at 70% win probability.

Injuries & Absences

Norway — Injuries
M. Pedersen
M. Pedersen
Injury
France — Injuries
No injuries reported.
← Norway stats France stats → World Cup home