Norway vs France Prediction: Haaland and Mbappe to find the net

Norway and France have already sealed their places in the round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup but they meet on Friday in Foxborough to determine who will win Group I (3pm local time/8pm BST, ITV1/STV).

Both sides have excelled in the group stage and this ought to be a fascinating contest. Below you'll find my Norway vs France predictions, alongside the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

With both teams already qualified for the knockout stage, we could see two altered line-ups on Friday, but there's likely to be a determination from both sides to emerge as Group I winners.

The likes of Jorgen Strand Larsen, Patrick Berg and Oscar Bobb will be pushing to start in Foxborough, but Stale Solbakken may stick with the core group who have won the opening two fixtures.

Julian Ryerson is set to miss out due to injury, so Marcus Pedersen will be drafted in at right-back.

The star players on both teams, Kylian Mbappe (France) and Erling Haaland (Norway) have scored back-to-back braces in the group stage and are expected to start on Friday.

France boss Didier Deschamps has returned to France following the death of his mother, and so he'll not be involved in Les Bleus' final group game.

Aurelien Tchouameni was replaced by Manu Kone in midfield against Iraq but the former might be recalled to the engine room for this contest.

Norway vs France Odds

Norway are an 18/5 bet to stun the two-time champions, and the Vikings have now won each of their past 10 competitive matches.

The draw can be backed at 16/5, while Betfred is leaning towards a France victory with Les Bleus valued at 4/6.

This is the same price for Both Teams To Score - Yes, which has struck in both of Norway's games in the tournament so far.

Total Goals - Over 3.5 @ 13/8

With qualification secured, it'd be fair to think this game's potential has been taken away. Both team can afford to take this one easy, but I'm not convinced this'll be the case.

Top spot is up for grabs and for Norway what a statement that would be against the side who have reached the previous two finals. I think there'll be a desire from France, too, especially after what's just happened with Deschamps.

I reckon that we'll see them go as close to full-strength as possible, and I believe this can lead to a high volume of goals. I've been enticed by Over 3.5 because it has been a winning selection in three of Norway's last four matches.

For France, at least four goals have been scored in four of their previous five fixtures. Les Bleus have scored three goals themselves in each of those four games.

Bet Builder - Kylian Mbappe & Erling Haaland To Score (Sub Switch) @ 3.12/1

What a clash this is going to be between two of the best goalscorers in the world. Mbappe and Haaland have already enjoyed bright starts to their campaigns in North America, with both strikers scoring back-to-back braces in their respective appearances at the tournament.

I predict that they will be the stars of the show again and so I've put together this two-legged Bet Builder for the pair of them to score anytime at a 3/1 (implied probability of 25%) price.

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