A spot within the World Cup final 16 shall be on the road when Ivory Coast and Norway meet at Dallas Stadium on Tuesday within the spherical of 32.
Ivory Coast are making historical past after reaching the knockout levels of a World Cup for the primary time, whereas Norway are having fun with a memorable return to the event after ending a 28-year absence from soccer’s greatest stage.
Emerse Fae’s facet arrived on the event in sturdy kind and efficiently navigated a troublesome Group E marketing campaign.
Les Elephants opened with a 1-0 win over Ecuador earlier than struggling a slim 2-1 defeat towards Germany, a match wherein they led by way of Franck Kessie earlier than ultimately being overturned by Julian Nagelsmann’s facet.
Ivory Coast responded of their remaining group match, defeating Curacao 2-0 due to a Nicolas Pepe brace to safe second place and ebook their place within the knockout rounds.
Norway, in the meantime, have been one of many event’s most entertaining groups.
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 remaining 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 one of the harmful forwards in world soccer.
Crew information for Ivory Coast vs Norway
Ivory Coast stay hopeful that Wilfried Singo can recuperate from the hamstring problem that pressured him to overlook the win over Curacao, though the defender stays a doubt.
Ousmane Diomande and Odilon Kossounou are anticipated to proceed on the coronary heart of defence, whereas Nicolas Pepe ought to lead the assault after scoring each targets within the remaining group recreation.
Franck Kessie will as soon as once more be central to proceedings in midfield, offering management and expertise for the African facet.
Norway are monitoring the health of Julian Ryerson after the Borussia Dortmund defender missed coaching on account of a thigh drawback.
If Ryerson is unavailable, Fredrik Aursnes might drop into defence, permitting Patrick Berg to affix Martin Odegaard and Sander Berge in midfield.
All eyes will once more be on Haaland, whose 4 targets place him among the many event’s main scorers heading into the knockout rounds.
Anticipated line-ups for Ivory Coast vs Norway
Ivory Coast beginning XI: Fofana; Doue, Kossounou, O Diomande, Konan; Sangare; Diallo, Kessie, Oulai, Y Diomande; Pepe
Norway beginning XI: Nyland; Aursnes, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe; Odegaard, Berg, Berge; Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa
The place to observe 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 shall 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 straight concerned in two of Ivory Coast’s three targets on the event.
- Ivory Coast have gained 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 event.
- Norway are enjoying of their first World Cup knockout match because the 1998 spherical of 16.
Prediction for Ivory Coast vs Norway
Ivory Coast have impressed all through the event and look able to inflicting issues for Norway’s weak defence.
Nonetheless, knockout soccer is usually determined by moments of high quality, and few gamers within the competitors possess extra of that than Haaland. Norway ought to squeeze by way of into the following spherical.
Prediction: Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway
