Haaland brace sinks Senegal and Norway reach the last 16

Haaland double sends you through

Norway 3–2 Senegal, and your team are into the round of 16 with a game to spare (1). Erling Haaland scored twice, taking his tournament tally to four. He is in the kind of form that makes anything feel possible. After the final whistle, Haaland did not sugarcoat it: he predicted France will beat Norway and go on to win the World Cup. That is the level of confidence, or honesty, he is operating with right now.

A B-team against France?

Aftenposten are arguing Norway should field a pure B-team against France and rest the starters for the knockout rounds (2). The math is simple: you are through regardless. France are the group's top seed. The question is whether Ståle Solbakken prioritises momentum or freshness.

Deschamps will miss the Norway match

France head coach Didier Deschamps is flying home after the death of his mother and will not be on the touchline Friday (3) (5) (7) (9). Assistant Guy Stephan takes the team for the group finale (4). Deschamps had already announced this will be his last World Cup, with Zinedine Zidane reportedly holding a verbal agreement to succeed him (9).