France seeks Group I top spot against Norway to avoid travel after storm‑delayed Iraq match
France’s assistant coach Guy Stephan said the team will target the Group I summit when they meet Norway on Friday, hoping to finish the group without having to travel far from their Boston base. The match follows a two‑hour suspension of France’s earlier game against Iraq due to severe thunderstorms in Philadelphia. Both sides arrive in good form, with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland expected to lead the scoring battle. The fixture, the fifth World Cup match at the Boston stadium, also carries implications for the Golden Boot race, where Messi, Mbappé and Haaland are currently neck‑and‑neck.
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France will be aiming to secure top spot in their World Cup Group I on Friday when they take on equally in-form Norway to avoid the disruption of having to travel far from their base in Boston, assistant coach Guy Stephan said.
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