Who: Norway vs FranceWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I matchWhere: Boston Stadium, Foxborough, United StatesWhen: Friday, 3pm local time (19:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 15:15 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream.One of the most eagerly anticipated games of the group stage takes place in Boston on Friday when World Cup favourites France face up-and-coming Norway in a potentially pivotal blockbuster clash.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFirst place in Group I will be determined by this result after both sides beat Senegal and Iraq in their opening two games to ensure their place in the knockout stages.Are Norway just happy to be through?Footballers are generally so media-trained these days that post-match interviews do not yield particularly exciting responses.That can’t be said of Erling Haaland’s conversation with Fox Sports in the USA after he scored twice to help Norway seal a place in the Round of 32 on Monday night with a win over Senegal.Asked about the upcoming game with France, he said: “Honestly I don’t care too much. We’re through, we managed to get through, which is incredible.“I couldn’t care too much about that game now. They’re [France] probably going to win against us, they’re probably going to win the whole tournament.”Refreshing honesty, but don’t write the Vikings off. Haaland is locked in an intriguing battle for the Golden Boot, along with France talisman Kylian Mbappe, with Lionel Messi leading the race at present.Norway have actually scored more goals than France across the two games, but they have also conceded in both matches, three goals in total, which will give encouragement to Mb …
