Norway 1–4 France — World Cup 2026

Matchday 16 · Group I · 2026-06-26

Norway

xG 2.45

HT 1–31 – 4

France

xG 2.62

Norway Thelo Aasgaard 21′ · France Ousmane Dembélé 7′, Ousmane Dembélé 20′, Ousmane Dembélé 32′, Désiré Doué 90+4′

Gillette Stadium · 64,146 attendance

The story

France made a statement — a 4–1 dismantling of Norway. The decisive moment came late, in the 90th minute.

Expected goals race

Norway France ● goal

Cumulative expected goals, minute by minute. ESPN's free feed has no xG, so each shot's xG is estimated with a naive distance-and-angle logistic model fitted on shot coordinates from the play-by-play.

Shot map

Norway (attacking →) France (attacking ←) size = xG · star = goal

Norway · match stats · France

43.3 Possession 56.7

10 Shots 18

4 On Target 9

4 Corners 5

9 Fouls 11

1 Offsides 2

5 Saves 3

1 Yellows 1

0 Reds 0

What the model expected

Pre-match Elo: Norway 1893, France 2074. The model priced this Norway 16% / draw 21% / France 63%, most likely score 0–2. The model called it. The result moves 23 Elo points from Norway to France — that flows straight into the next round of tournament simulations.

Timeline

7' GOALGoal! Norway 0, France 1. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.

10' YELLOWPatrick Berg (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20' GOALGoal! Norway 0, France 2. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.

21' GOALGoal! Norway 1, France 2. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.

32' GOALGoal! Norway 1, France 3. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.

45' SUBSubstitution, Norway. Morten Thorsby replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.

45' SUBSubstitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Fredrik Bjørkan.

50' PEN SAVEDPenalty saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Maignan (France).

65' SUBSubstitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Michael Olise.

65' SUBSubstitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Ousmane Dembélé.

66' SUBSubstitution, Norway. Sondre Langås replaces Henrik Falchener.

74' YELLOWAurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

76' SUBSubstitution, France. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Dayot Upamecano.

83' SUBSubstitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Oscar Bobb.

83' SUBSubstitution, Norway. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Andreas Schjelderup.

87' SUBSubstitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.

87' SUBSubstitution, France. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Kylian Mbappé.

90'+4' GOALGoal! Norway 1, France 4. Désiré Doué (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a cross.

Lineups

Norway

4-3-3

13Egil Selvik G
4Leo Østigard CD-L
25Henrik Falchener CD-R
15Fredrik André Bjørkan LB
14Fredrik Aursnes RB
6Patrick Berg CM
19Thelo Aasgaard LM
18Kristian Thorstvedt RM
11Jørgen Strand Larsen F
21Andreas Schjelderup LF
22Oscar Bobb RF

Subs: Morten Thorsby, Marcus Holmgren Pedersen, Sondre Langas, Antonio Nusa, Jens Petter Hauge

France

4-2-3-1

16Mike Maignan G
26Maxence Lacroix CD-L
4Dayot Upamecano CD-R
19Theo Hernández LB
5Jules Koundé RB
11Michael Olise AM
6Manu Koné LM
8Aurélien Tchouaméni RM
10Kylian Mbappé F
20Désiré Doué AM-L
7Ousmane Dembélé AM-R

Subs: Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola, Ibrahima Konaté, Malo Gusto, Jean-Philippe Mateta