Norway v France, 26 June 2026

Score4-1 to France
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group I
VenueGillette Stadium, Foxborough MA
Attendance64,146

View Norway v France head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 16 Norway won: 4 Drawn: 4 France won: 8 Norway scored: 16 France scored: 26 . FIFA World Ranking: Norway 31st, France 3rd . The six previous meetings in the FIFA World Cup were all qualifying games: most recently for the 1990 tournament in Italy.

1 Norway

Manager: Stale Solbakken

4 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Thelo Aasgaard 21 G

Goals:

Ousmane Dembélé 7 G
Ousmane Dembélé 20 G
Ousmane Dembélé 32 G
Désiré Doué 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Leo Ostigård
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Patrick Berg (captain)
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Theo Hernandez Defender/Midfielder
Manu Koné Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Désiré Doué Forward
Kylian Mbappé Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen for Fredrik Bjørkan 46
Morten Thorsby for Kristian Thorstvedt 46
Sondre Langås for Henrik Falchener 66
Jens Petter Hauge for Oscar Bobb 83
Antonio Nusa for Andreas Schjelderup 83

Substitutions:

Bradley Barcola for Ousmane Dembélé 65
Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 65
Ibrahima Konaté for Dayot Upamecano 76
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Kylian Mbappé 86
Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé 86

Cards:

Patrick Berg 10 Y

Cards:

Aurélien Tchouaméni 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Torbjørn Heggem
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antonio Nusa
Forward Alexander Sörloth

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender William Saliba
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

Finishing second in Group I, Norway had already qualified for the knockout phase for the third time: previously 1938 and 1998, both in France. . The Vikings had now lost two of their last 19 ‘A’ international games (won 14). . Within the same edition, they became the first team to make ten or more changes to their starting line-up from the preceding game at a FIFA World Cup finals since Brazil against Korea Republic in the Round of 16 at Doha, Qatar in 2022. . Jørgen Strand Larsen's penalty in the 50th minute was saved.

Comments:

Group I winners France had now won their three group games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the second time: previously in 1998 when the finals were played in France. . Les Bleus had now scored three or more goals in four consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . Ousmane Dembélé’s hat-trick became the second earliest-ever in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament after Erich Probst of Austria against Czechoslovakia at Zurich, Switzerland in 1954 (24th minute). . Assistant coach Guy Stephan was in temporary charge of the France team. Didier Deschamps did not attend the game due to the recent death of his mother.

1 Norway

Manager: Stale Solbakken

Goals:

Thelo Aasgaard 21 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Egil Selvik
Defender Fredrik Bjørkan
Defender Henrik Falchener
Defender Leo Ostigård
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard
Midfielder Frederik Aursnes
Midfielder Patrick Berg (captain)
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder/Forward Andreas Schjelderup
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Substitutions:

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen for Fredrik Bjørkan 46
Morten Thorsby for Kristian Thorstvedt 46
Sondre Langås for Henrik Falchener 66
Jens Petter Hauge for Oscar Bobb 83
Antonio Nusa for Andreas Schjelderup 83

Cards:

Patrick Berg 10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Goalkeeper Sander Tangvik
Defender Torbjørn Heggem
Defender Sondre Langås
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Defender/Midfielder Julian Ryerson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Morten Thorsby
Midfielder/Forward Jens Petter Hauge
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antonio Nusa
Forward Alexander Sörloth

Comments:

Finishing second in Group I, Norway had already qualified for the knockout phase for the third time: previously 1938 and 1998, both in France. . The Vikings had now lost two of their last 19 ‘A’ international games (won 14). . Within the same edition, they became the first team to make ten or more changes to their starting line-up from the preceding game at a FIFA World Cup finals since Brazil against Korea Republic in the Round of 16 at Doha, Qatar in 2022. . Jørgen Strand Larsen's penalty in the 50th minute was saved.

4 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Ousmane Dembélé 7 G
Ousmane Dembélé 20 G
Ousmane Dembélé 32 G
Désiré Doué 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
Jules Koundé Defender
Maxence Lacroix Defender
Dayot Upamecano Defender
Theo Hernandez Defender/Midfielder
Manu Koné Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder
Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise Midfielder/Forward
Désiré Doué Forward
Kylian Mbappé Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Bradley Barcola for Ousmane Dembélé 65
Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise 65
Ibrahima Konaté for Dayot Upamecano 76
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Kylian Mbappé 86
Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé 86

Cards:

Aurélien Tchouaméni 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender William Saliba
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

Group I winners France had now won their three group games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the second time: previously in 1998 when the finals were played in France. . Les Bleus had now scored three or more goals in four consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . Ousmane Dembélé’s hat-trick became the second earliest-ever in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament after Erich Probst of Austria against Czechoslovakia at Zurich, Switzerland in 1954 (24th minute). . Assistant coach Guy Stephan was in temporary charge of the France team. Didier Deschamps did not attend the game due to the recent death of his mother.