Ivory Coast vs Norway — 1–2
Do you agree that Norway deserved to advance to the next stage? If we ignore the final “throwaway” match where France played a second-string lineup, how long have Norway actually been losing? In my opinion, it’s been a very long time. The team has a well-coordinated, structured squad, and they can play with real momentum when things go their way.
In the group stage, they warmed up against African football by beating Senegal, the African champions, 3–2. Before the tournament they also drew 1–1 with Morocco, a CAF Cup finalist. Ivory Coast is also a decent team, but in my view they are more suited to creating intrigue — scoring once and slightly disrupting the opponent rather than controlling games.
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