Norway vs France LIVE: Team news as Haaland and Mbappe battle for top spot in World Cup Group I decider

It’s becoming quite the chase for the World Cup golden boot, with just about all the main protagonists now at the tournament party. It is team success they are all hunting, of course.

Mbappe is being well supported by a collection of attacking talents that have both sparkling skill and selflessness that helps get the best out of one another.

France also have their own star striker powering their charge at this World Cup. It was a season to forget for Kylian Mbappe in the colours of Real Madrid but he’s always delivered for France – even when a storm interrupts them. Chris Wilson watched them beat Iraq.

Not even the Norwegian royal family are safe from the celebrations back home, meanwhile. This is a convenient kick off time for King Harald V, who may just be tuning in.

Haaland and his colleagues certainly seem to be having fun in North America, joining with the Norway fans in a certain sort of celebration that has captured the imagination.

Right, let’s focus a little more squarely on our prospective table-toppers. We’ll start with Norway, who have had Erling Haaland to thank for much of their success at this tournament. Richard Jolly has noted a transformation in the Manchester City forward:

You might be wondering why, in this age of TV revenue maximisation, the two final games in each group kick off simultaneously. Well, let Jamie Braidwood introduce you to the “Disgrace of Gijon”…

It feels like we’ll have a fitting finale to this group at least, but are these fixtures underwhelming more generally? Miguel Delaney explains the Fifa decision that has made things less interesting.

Scotland will be watching on eagerly with their World Cup fate out of their hands. This is one of six games that needs to go their way: