🔎 Norway-France: France top of their group if... | OneFootball

No joking tonight.

This Friday evening, the France team will play its final match of the 2026 World Cup group stage against Norway.

Les Bleus would be well advised to secure first place in Group I, in order to ensure a less exhausting path in the knockout stage.

Because while the opponents are expected to be tough, Les Bleus would have the advantage of playing their next matches in the late afternoon, thus avoiding the high temperatures in the middle of the day.

So what do the France team need to do to finish top of their group?

With six points on the board, Les Bleus are currently ahead by the slimmest of margins thanks to a better goal difference (+5 for France, +4 for Norway).

The math is simple: to be guaranteed first place, Kylian's teammates need at least a draw.

Do you think that's achievable?

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