Norway vs France Prediction, 6/26/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/25/2026

Game: Norway vs France

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: FOX

Norway (2-0-0) are hosting France (2-0-0) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Friday. The moneyline on this World Cup matchup has Norway at +400 and France is sitting at -160. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Orjan Nyland for Norway and Mike Maignan for France.

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Norway comes into this matchup after beating Senegal 3-2. In their World Cup opener, the Norwegians beat Iraq 4-1. Erling Haaland has 4 goals in the 2 games for Norway. Orjan Nyland has 2 saves while surrendering 3 goals.

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France also comes into this mathup with a 2-0-0 record. They beat Iraq 3-0 after beating Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup opener. Kylian Mbappe leads the French with 4 goals. Mike Maignan has 2 saves while giving up only 1 goal in 2 games.

The guy defending the goal for Norway is Orjan Nyland. Nyland has played for 18,778 mins and is sitting with 549 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.30 (272 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 67.9%. The keeper from Norway has had 809 shots tried against him in 208 career starts. Nyland (78-64-65 mark in his career) has 53 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.4%% clean sheet percentage.

Mike Maignan will reside in front of the net for France. So far in his pro soccer career, Maignan has conceded 298 goals and has 783 saves in 304 starting assignments. He has earned a save percentage of 74.9% and his clean sheet rate is currently 39.6%%. He has allowed 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 163-69-71. Maignan has earned 120 clean sheets and has defended 1,045 shots attempted against him in 27,303 minutes throughout his career.

Erling Haaland is a member of the team who can be a force on the pitch for Norway. The forward hailing from Norway has 205 goals in 19,443 minutes. Haaland has been a starter in 218 outings so far in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.95 G/90. He has accounted for 49 assists while accumulating 459 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

France features Kylian Mbappe, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The forward from France has earned 23,703 mins and has scored 247 goals. He is averaging 0.94 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 265 contests during his career. He has earned 566 points during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 72 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take France (-160)

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