How to watch France v Norway, team news, predicted line-ups and more | OneFootball

France face Norway on Friday with top spot in Group I up for grabs.

Both sides sit on six points having won their two games, as Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe go head to head.

France boss Didier Deschamps will not be in attendance for the game, having returned to France following the death of his mother.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game…

Kick-off time in the UK

8pm, Friday 26 June

How to watch in the UK

TV channel: ITV One

Streaming: ITV X

Team news

Julian Ryerson is an injury doubt for Norway, but France do not have any fitness worries for the clash.

Predicted line-ups

France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, T Hernandez; Rabiot, Tchouameni; Doue, Dembele, Olise; Mbappe

Norway (4-3-3): Nyland; Pedersen, Heggem, Ajer, Moller Wolfe; Aursnes, Berge, Odegaard; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa

Recent form

France have won both of their games at the World Cup so far, beating Iraq 3-0 last time out which followed a 3-1 win over Senegal. Kylian Mbappe has been on fire for the French, scoring four goals in those two games.

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Norway have also secured maximum points so far, beating Iraq 4-1 and then Senegal 3-2. Like Mbappe, Erling Haaland sits near the top of the Golden Boot race with four goals so far.

What’s been said?

France assistant head coach Guy Stephan on taking charge of the team in the absence of boss Deschamps: “I am thinking a lot about Didier and his family. We are deeply affected by what has happened. I am just trying to make a difficult situation as normal as possible.”

Norway boss Stale Solbakken on potentially resting players: “It is an important game (against France) but the most important is the round ​of 32,” Solbakken told a press conference.

“Knowing the prerequisites… we don’t know how many games we will get. It is 100% certain that we will need to be rested for the round of 32 mentally and physically. It could be that we ​have to play 30 minutes of extra time or penalties.”