Live Blog! Norway vs. France in the FIFA World Cup 2026
Second Half 🇳🇴 Norway vs France 🇫🇷
🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Full Time in Foxborough!
France finishes the group stage in style, defeating Norway 4-1 to secure first place in Group I at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The star of the match was Ousmane Dembélé, who scored a brilliant hat-trick, while Désiré Doué added the fourth goal in stoppage time. Mike Maignan also played a crucial role, saving a penalty and preserving France's lead when it mattered most.
Norway fought back through Kristian Arnstad Aasgaard, but it could not match the attacking quality of Les Bleus.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Here Is Désiré Doué’s Goal
That is how Désiré Doué scored his first World Cup goal. Bradley Barcola burst down the wing, delivered a precise cross into the box, and Doué arrived at the perfect moment to score France’s fourth.
A huge moment for the young Frenchman, who opens his scoring account at the FIFA World Cup.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 94': GOOOOOOAL FOR FRANCE!
France gets its fourth goal. Bradley Barcola burst down the wing and delivered a perfect cross into the box, where Désiré Doué arrived to calmly finish into the net.
Les Bleus only needed one quick burst to show their quality once again and put the finishing touch on a dominant performance.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 90': France controls the tempo
France is completely dictating the tempo of the match. Les Bleus are calmly moving the ball from side to side, forcing Norway to chase as the clock winds down.
Everything points to the Group I top spot belonging to the French.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 80': France manages the game
France is controlling possession and managing the tempo. Les Bleus no longer need to attack with the same intensity and are now moving the ball around to run down the clock.
Norway tries to press, but the French side looks very comfortable with its lead.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 71': Maignan comes up big again!
Norway threatened on the counterattack, but Mike Maignan produced another excellent save to preserve France's two-goal advantage.
A superb performance from the French goalkeeper, who has made several crucial stops and continues to be a wall between the posts.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 60': Standing ovation for Dembélé
Ousmane Dembélé's afternoon is over. The France star leaves the pitch to a standing ovation after scoring a hat-trick and taking his tally to four goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A magnificent performance from the Ballon d'Or winner, who was the standout player and has France firmly on course for victory.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 55': Mbappé goes close!
Kylian Mbappé nearly added another for France. The French captain unleashed a powerful long-range strike that whistled just past the Norwegian post.
France continues to attack relentlessly, giving Norway no chance to settle into the game.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 49': MAIGNAN SAVES THE PENALTY!
Heroic from Mike Maignan! Jørgen Strand Larsen stepped up from the spot, but the France goalkeeper read the shot and denied Norway's second goal.
It was the perfect chance for the Nordic side to get right back into the match, but Maignan came up big at the crucial moment.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 47': PENALTY FOR NORWAY!
Drama in Foxborough! Oscar Bobb drove into the box, cut inside past Theo Hernández, and the French defender brought him down.
Referee Tori Penso pointed straight to the penalty spot. A huge chance for Norway to get right back into the match.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Second half underway
The second half is underway in Foxborough. France holds a comfortable lead after a dominant first half, but Norway will try to respond and get back into the fight for the top spot in Group I at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ousmane Dembélé was the star of the first half with a spectacular hat-trick.
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First Half 🇳🇴 Norway vs France 🇫🇷
🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Halftime in Foxborough
The first half is over, and France is crushing it. Les Bleus have been a machine in attack, with an unstoppable Ousmane Dembélé already completing his hat-trick and Kylian Mbappé shining as the main creator.
Norway pulled one back through a brilliant team move finished by Kristian Arnstad Aasgaard, but it has suffered badly every time France accelerates.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 46': Olise goes close
The second half has barely begun, and Michael Olise is already threatening again. The French winger found space outside the box and fired a shot that sailed just over the crossbar.
France is showing no mercy, looking determined to put the match away early in the second half.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — min 45: Selvik saves Norway again
Egil Selvik comes up big again to deny France's fourth. Kylian Mbappé delivered a spectacular pass that left Manu Koné completely free, but the Norwegian goalkeeper rushed out perfectly to close the angle and save his team.
France is finding space everywhere, but Selvik is keeping Norway alive.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 41': France keeps pushing
A defensive mistake from Norway nearly led to another France goal. Michael Olise was close to taking advantage of the gift, but Egil Selvik reacted in time to save the Nordic side.
France is pressing every buildup and looks like a machine whenever it wins the ball near the box.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Here's Dembélé's third goal
This is how Ousmane Dembélé completed his hat-trick. Once again, he cut inside, found the space and fired an unstoppable shot to score his fourth goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Ballon d'Or winner is on fire and now sits just one goal behind Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race. “The Mosquito” is having a spectacular afternoon for France.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 31': DEMBÉLÉ AGAIN!
Hat-trick for Ousmane Dembélé! Norway gets punished by the same move once more: “The Mosquito” cuts inside and fires a ruthless finish past the Norwegian goalkeeper.
France strikes again, and Dembélé is in sensational form. With this hat-trick, the French winger ties the goals of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Here's Norway's goal
A superb response from Norway. The move started with an excellent team combination that completely opened up the France defense. The ball reached Kristian Arnstad Aasgaard, who beat Dayot Upamecano with a brilliant feint before finishing calmly.
The Vikings pull one back and are right back in the match.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Here's Dembélé's second goal
This is how France's second goal was created. Kylian Mbappé fought through a hard challenge, stayed on his feet, and kept the play alive before finding Michael Olise, who then set up Ousmane Dembélé. The French winger made no mistake, unleashing a stunning long-range strike to complete his brace.
Mbappé's strength to play through the foul and Dembélé's clinical finish made for a devastating combination.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 20': GOOOOOOAL FOR NORWAY!
The Nordics answer right away! Norway puts together a brilliant team move, and Kristian Arnstad Aasgaard finishes it with a fabulous feint past Dayot Upamecano before scoring to bring his team back into the match.
What a response from Norway, which had been under heavy pressure but finds life at the perfect moment.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 19': WHAT A GOAL FOR FRANCE!
What a strike from Ousmane Dembélé! The French winger unleashed a sensational long-range effort to score his second goal of the match and double France's lead.
The move once again started with Kylian Mbappé, who combined brilliantly with Michael Olise to tear apart the Norwegian defense before setting up Dembélé, who finished with an absolute rocket.
France is simply ruthless, playing at a pace Norway cannot match.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 16': Mbappé accelerates again
Kylian Mbappé shows up again with a powerful run down the left side. The France captain cut inside and fired a shot, but the Norway goalkeeper was alert and dealt with the danger.
Les Bleus continue to find space whenever they attack with speed.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 13': Norway comes close!
Norway creates its first big chance of the match. Jørgen Strand Larsen controlled the ball inside the box, spun brilliantly, and fired a powerful shot that sailed just over Mike Maignan's crossbar, with the French goalkeeper only able to watch it fly by.
A warning from Norway, proving it can be dangerous whenever it finds space.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 12': France knocks again
Another dangerous approach from France. Aurélien Tchouaméni won the ball high up the pitch, and Kylian Mbappé delivered a perfect pass for Michael Olise, but the shot deflected off a Norwegian defender.
Norway survives again and is struggling badly every time Les Bleus accelerate.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Here is Dembélé's goal
That is how France opened the scoring. Ousmane Dembélé finished with a ruthless low strike across goal, but the move began with a brilliant pass from Kylian Mbappé, who changed the entire picture with a precise and purposeful ball.
What a team France is when it accelerates: speed, talent and finishing power as soon as it finds space.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 6': GOOOOOOOAL FOR FRANCE!
France strikes early in Foxborough. Ousmane Dembélé buries a powerful low finish after a magnificent cross-field pass from Kylian Mbappé, who carved open the Norwegian defense with a brilliant switch of play.
The French are already showing why they are among the favorites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A ruthless attack and a perfect transition give them the early lead.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 4': Kone tests Norway!
Manu Koné unleashes a powerful strike from distance, but the Norway goalkeeper comes up with a fine save to keep the match level.
The opening minutes have belonged entirely to France, while the Norwegians survive the early pressure from Les Bleus.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — 1': Mbappé hits the crossbar!
France creates its first real chance of the match. Kylian Mbappé led a quick breakaway, unleashed a powerful strike, and the ball crashed off the crossbar.
A huge let-off for Norway, which survives France's first major opportunity of the game.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Kickoff in Foxborough!
The ball is rolling in Foxborough as Norway and France get underway in one of the marquee matches of the final Group I matchday at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
First place in the group is at stake. France aims to strengthen its title credentials, while Norway looks to pull off a surprise despite fielding a rotated lineup.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Emotional moment in Foxborough
Before kickoff, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Didier Deschamps' mother, who passed away a few days ago, and in honor of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Players from Norway and France, along with the fans in Foxborough, paid their respects during a touching moment of reflection before the Group I decider at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Pre Match 🇳🇴 Norway vs France 🇫🇷
🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Teams walk out in Boston
The players of Norway and France are walking onto the pitch for the national anthems. One of the most anticipated matches in Group I of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to begin.
The group lead is on the line, and although Norway is making major rotations, the match promises plenty of tension against a France side looking to close the group stage with authority.
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🇳🇴 🇫🇷 — Previa: Noruega rota en Boston
Noruega y Francia ya calientan en Boston para un partido clave del Grupo I de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026.
La gran noticia está en el once noruego: Noruega saldrá con equipo alternativo y no tendrá de inicio a Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard ni Alexander Sørloth. El conjunto nórdico apuesta por rotaciones, mientras Francia buscará aprovechar la oportunidad para imponer condiciones desde el arranque.
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The Top Spot in Group I Is on the Line
France and Norway meet with first place in Group I of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at stake. Both teams are well on their way to securing qualification, but this match could determine much more than the top spot in the group. Finishing first may help avoid a tougher opponent and a more demanding trip in the next round.
The matchup also features two of the biggest stars in world football going head-to-head: Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. However, the Norwegian goal machine could begin the match on the bench, as Norway is expected to rotate several players to manage workloads.
France Lineup
Norway Lineup
France Cannot Let Up
France enters the match determined to maintain its momentum and secure first place in the group. The team will be without head coach Didier Deschamps on the sidelines after he returned to France following the passing of his mother. Assistant coach Guy Stéphan will lead the team in Boston.
Despite their coach's absence, Les Bleus have displayed a solid structure throughout the tournament. Led by Kylian Mbappé, France has been clinical, intense, and dynamic in attack. Controlling the midfield, avoiding dangerous turnovers, and exploiting the space left behind by Norway will be the keys to victory.
Norway Set to Rotate, Haaland Expected to Start on the Bench
Norway comes into the match in excellent form but will make several changes to its starting lineup. With Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard beginning the game on the bench, the Scandinavian side will rely on Jørgen Strand Larsen to lead the attack.
Larsen provides Norway with a reliable target forward who can hold up the ball, challenge defenders in the air, and create space for the midfield runners. Without Haaland in the starting XI, the Norwegians are expected to focus on quick transitions, crosses into the box, and set-piece opportunities to test a French defense that cannot afford to lose concentration.
The biggest challenge for Norway will be coping with France's pressure without dropping too deep into its own half. If the team remains defensively organized and makes the most of Larsen's presence up front, it will have a strong chance of competing for the top spot in Group I.
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