World Cup’s group of death set for Haaland v Mbappé showdown | OneFootball

The draw for the 2026 World Cup has concluded, and Argentina now knows its rivals. The infamous Group of Death has been established, which is none other than Group I, consisting of France, Norway, Senegal, and the winner of FIFA's second international playoff between Bolivia, Suriname, and Iraq. This means there will be an exciting clash between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, the two best footballers from the European teams in the group.

Both Didier Deschamps' team and Stale Solbakken's team finished first in their groups in the UEFA Qualifiers, while the Lions of Teranga did the same in the CAF. In all three cases, none of them lost a single match on their way to the next World Cup.

What's interesting is that there will be a showdown between two international football stars, Haaland and Mbappé, who have very different profiles but have scored almost the same number of goals for their respective teams and countries, positioning them as two of the best players in the world.

On the other hand, Senegal, with world-class players like Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Édouard Mendy, has a history with Les Bleus in the World Cup. The Africans, in their debut in this tournament, defeated France 1-0 in 2002, when France was defending the title they won in 1998.

Thus, there will be interesting matchups in Group I, which still has one more participant to be determined between Bolivia, Suriname, and Iraq, who will be, in theory, the "Cinderellas" of the group.

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