Norway and France have already secured their places in the World Cup round of 32 ahead of their meeting at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon.
Both sides have six points from two games so far, but Les Bleus have the better goal difference. That means a draw would be good enough for them to finish at the top of Group I, while Norway need a win.
Whoever tops the group will face a team that finishes in third place in the next round and the runner-up will take on whichever team comes in second in Group E, so potentially Ivory Coast as things stand.
There is also an interesting subplot to this game as two Golden Boot hopefuls face off. Norway's Erling Haaland and France superstar Kylian Mbappe, the 2022 top scorer, both have four goals so far - one behind leading scorer Lionel Messi.
Norway vs. France betting picks and predictions
France to win and both teams to score (+220)
It would be a surprise if either Haaland or Mbappe dropped to the bench for their respective teams for this final World Cup group stage game, but both managers may decide to rest a few other key players in other areas.
At full strength, the Norwegians would be a real test for this heavily fancied France side, but there is a noticeable drop in quality between their starters and their squad players.
In contrast, France have incredible strength in depth and any players who do come into the team will be keen to stake a claim for a more regular role in the knockout stages.
Marcus Thuram scored 13 goals for Inter Milan in Serie A but has been limited to just three minutes of World Cup action, while Rayan Cherki has had to settle for a bench role despite starring for Manchester City last season.
If both managers do make a couple of alterations to their starting sides then France should be heavily fancied, while Les Bleus have enough quality to win this game if neither makes any significant rotations.
A France win is expected but they may struggle to keep a clean sheet against a Norway side who have some incredible attacking talent.
Haaland is arguably the best striker in world football right now and this is a team that scored a staggering 37 goals in qualifying.
Norway have only failed to score in one of their last 21 games and they can keep things interesting against the French by getting on the scoresheet.
Erling Haaland to score anytime (+140)
Haaland is always worth consideration for a goal at a plus odds price and that is the case in this game.
Norway may be the clear underdogs and Haaland may not get quite as many opportunities as he is used to, but the Man City star has the individual quality to trouble any defence.
France had conceded in six straight games before beating Iraq 3-0 in their second group game.
Haaland has scored two goals in each of his appearances and he scored 16 goals in just eight qualifiers, so he looks more than capable of adding to his World Cup haul against France.
Kylian Mbappe 3+ shots on target (+300)
Mbappe is the standout pick among the French scorers and he is -105 for an anytime goal, but the better angle could be backing him to register at least three shots on target.
The Real Madrid man had four shots against Senegal and all of those were on target. He followed that up with eight shots against Iraq and three of those were on target.
For his club he averaged 2.7 shots on target per game in the UEFA Champions League and 2.0 per game in La Liga.
Norway vs. France odds
Norway | +350 |
Tie | +350 |
France | -163 |
Norway vs. France odds player props
Anytime goalscorer
Kylian Mbappe (France) | -105 |
Erling Haaland (Norway) | +140 |
Michael Olise (France) | +225 |
Ousmane Dembele (France) | +275 |
Bradley Barcola (France) | +240 |
Alexander Sorloth (Norway) | +300 |
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