MetLife Stadium · New York
World Cup 2026
GROUP I
France · Senegal · Norway · Iraq
The Group of Death. France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq. Haaland vs Mbappé on Matchday 2.
Table
Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1🇫🇷France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2🇸🇳Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3🇳🇴Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4🇮🇶Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profiles
The Four Teams
🇫🇷
France
FIFA ranking #1
Manager
Didier Deschamps
Key Player
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid
World Cup Pedigree
2× champions
🇸🇳
Senegal
FIFA ranking #14
Manager
Pape Thiaw
Key Player
Sadio Mané
Al-Nassr
World Cup Pedigree
4 appearances · best: Quarter-finals (2002)
🇳🇴
Norway
FIFA ranking #31
Manager
Ståle Solbakken
Key Player
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
World Cup Pedigree
4 appearances · best: Round of 16 (1998)
🇮🇶
Iraq
FIFA ranking #56
Manager
Graham Arnold
Key Player
Aymen Hussein
Al-Khor
World Cup Pedigree
2 appearances · best: Group stage
Schedule
Fixtures By Matchday
Matchday 2
Editorial
Group Narrative
Group I is the tournament’s heavyweight collision. France arrive with the deepest squad and the clearest favorite status, but Senegal have already shown they can live in elite company.
Norway turn every match into a question of service and space for Erling Haaland. Iraq, meanwhile, are the group’s emotional underdog and will try to drag games into tense, narrow margins.
France vs Norway gives the group its poster: Mbappé against Haaland on a World Cup stage. But Senegal may be the team that decides who actually controls the section.
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