Mbappe is made for a stage like the World Cup and has already shown how comfortable he is in this environment with two goals against both Norway and Iraq.

His overall record at the World Cup is pretty incredible, he registered 10 goal contributions across six starts in the 2022 World Cup and scored four goals across six starts in the 2018 World Cup, when France won the trophy.

This takes Mbappe’s goal contribution record at the tournament to 18 goals and assists across 14 starts. His overall record for France is even more impressive with 94 goal contributions across his 100 caps (60 goals, 34 assists).

This record shows just how effective Mbappe is for his country on a stage like this and I fully expect him to continue his brilliant form against a Norway side that are yet to keep a clean sheet at the World Cup - and have only kept one shutout across their last nine international matches more widely. 

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Norway have seen 4+ goals in each of their opening two World Cup games, and I think we’re in for another exciting clash here between the two best sides in this group.

There’s still top spot in the group up for grabs, which would be the difference between facing the Ivory Coast or one of the best third-placed sides in the Round of 32.

France have only kept one clean sheet across their last seven international matches, which is a record to suggest that Norway can find a way to get on the scoresheet in this clash - especially as they have Erling Haaland within their ranks, who has scored twice in both of his World Cup matches so far.

Erling Haaland has a ridiculous record at international level, which is superior to any other player at the tournament if you go by goal-to-game ratio. Making him the best goalscorer at the World Cup, and I think he’ll get enough chances to get on the scoresheet again in this clash.

France’s clean sheet against Iraq last time out was the first shutout that they’ve kept across their last seven international matches. I concede that not all of these games were competitive, so France may have been a bit more relaxed than they are at a World Cup - but Norway still have enough quality in forward areas to generate chances.

Haaland scored 16 goals across eight matches during qualifying and has scored 59 goals across his 52 caps, which is an immense standard to maintain at international level. His goals against Senegal and Iraq show that he’s not stat padding either; he can perform at the very highest level for his country, and I think he can have success in front of goal again here.

Michael Olise has registered the joint-most assists of any player at the World Cup (3), setting up two of France’s three goals against Iraq last time out. He created 22 chances during qualifying (4.64 per game) and is a massive creative asset to this French side.

Didier Deschamps is a really intriguing manager and has tweaked Olise’s role slightly from his instructions at Bayern Munich. Deschamps wants Olise to come inside earlier and more often, whereas he’ll often hug the touchline and look to cut in close to goal when playing for Bayern Munich.

He’s deploying Olise in this way for balance. Every player in France’s front four could easily be a superstar, but that would negatively affect the overall balance and performance of the side, so using Olise in this way allows France to be effective with all their talent in the final third.

Olise has already created seven chances across his two matches. Importantly, he has a frontline that can put away these chances with Olise likely to set up one of Mbappe, Dembele, or Barcola for a goal in the fixture.

I really like Antonio Nusa; he hasn’t quite had the chance to show his best level yet, but I think this could be an ideal game for him to shine, as France’s main weakness lies in the fullback areas.

France are obviously a very complete side, but Jules Kounde and Theo Hernandez/Lucas Digne are the players I would be looking to target if I were an opposition manager. France like pushing their fullbacks forward to support the attack, so there is often space for speedy wingers like Nusa to exploit.

Nusa had two shots against Senegal last time out and impressed for Norway during qualifying, registering five goal contributions across six starts and getting 21 shots away (3.96 per 90). His shot accuracy does need some work; only four of these efforts found the target, but if he improves that side of his game, he will be a real threat to any side.