Norway will look to match their greatest World Cup efficiency and attain the spherical of 16 after they face the Ivory Coast in Dallas this afternoon.
Stale Solbakken’s males stormed by way of Group I with victories over Iraq and Senegal earlier than struggling a 4-1 defeat to France of their ultimate match, ending second behind Les Bleus.
The headline act has been Erling Haaland, who scored 4 targets throughout the group stage and as soon as once more demonstrated why he’s thought to be probably the most harmful forwards in world soccer.
Emerse Fae’s Ivory Coast aspect arrived on the match in sturdy type and efficiently navigated a tough Group E marketing campaign.
Les Elephants opened with a 1-0 win over Ecuador earlier than struggling a slender 2-1 defeat towards Germany, a match through which they led by way of Franck Kessie earlier than ultimately being overturned by Julian Nagelsmann’s aspect.
Ivory Coast responded of their ultimate group match, defeating Curacao 2-0 because of a Nicolas Pepe brace to safe second place and ebook their spot within the knockout rounds.
The place to look at Ivory Coast vs Norway: TV channel, on-line reside stream
The match takes place on Tuesday, June 30 at Dallas Stadium.
Within the UK, the match will likely be broadcast on BBC One and throughout their channels, together with on BBC iPlayer.
Ivory Coast vs Norway stats
- Ivory Coast are showing within the World Cup knockout levels for the primary time of their historical past.
- Les Elephants conceded solely two targets throughout their three group-stage matches.
- Ivory Coast saved clear sheets in two of their three video games towards Ecuador and Curacao.
- Nicolas Pepe scored each targets within the 2-0 victory over Curacao on matchday three.
- Franck Kessie has been immediately concerned in two of Ivory Coast’s three targets on the match.
- Ivory Coast have received 5 of their final six matches in all competitions.
- Norway scored eight targets in three group-stage matches, averaging 2.67 targets per recreation.
- Erling Haaland scored 4 targets within the group stage and has 59 targets in 52 worldwide appearances.
- Norway have saved just one clear sheet of their final 10 matches throughout all competitions.
- Each groups scored in all three of Norway’s World Cup group matches.
- Martin Odegaard has contributed to targets in every of Norway’s victories on the match.
- Norway are enjoying of their first World Cup knockout match for the reason that 1998 spherical of 16.
