Ivory Coast vs Norway Preview

Tuesday evening at AT&T Stadium in Arlington presents a Round of 32 tie that few predicted before the tournament — Ivory Coast against Norway, two sides who produced some of the most exciting football in the group stage. Ivory Coast came through Group E in second place on six points behind Germany, while Norway finished second in Group I on six points behind a dominant France. Both nations have genuine quality throughout the pitch and the knockout dynamic adds extra edge to what should be an open, attacking contest.

Ivory Coast have been impressive throughout the group stage, scoring four goals and conceding only two across three matches. Their most recent outing was a 2–0 win away against Curacao on 25th June — a comfortable performance that wrapped up second place. Prior to that, they lost 2–1 away to Germany on 20th June in a competitive match that they pushed the eventual group winners right to the end. Earlier in this run, a 1–0 home win over Ecuador on 15th June was a disciplined showing that gave them control of their own destiny, while a 2–0 win away against Philadelphia Union II on 9th June and a standout 2–1 win away in France on 4th June in a pre-tournament friendly round out a sequence of four wins and one defeat. Ivory Coast finished second in Group E on six points, one point behind Germany on goal difference.

Norway arrive here having finished second in Group I — one of the more competitive groups in the tournament — on six points. Their most recent outing was a 4–1 home defeat to France on 26th June in their final group game, a result that handed top spot to Les Bleus but did not affect Norway’s qualification. Prior to that, they beat Senegal 3–2 at home on 23rd June in a fiercely contested match. Earlier in this run, a 4–1 win away in Iraq on 16th June was dominant, a 1–1 draw away in Morocco on 7th June showed defensive resilience on the road, and a 3–1 home win over Sweden on 1st June rounded out a sequence of three wins, one draw and one loss. Norway’s attacking threat — Haaland at the centre of everything — makes them a genuinely dangerous knockout opponent.

These two nations have never previously met — this is an entirely new fixture with no head-to-head record between Ivory Coast and Norway.

In the UK, the match is covered on TalkSport Radio UK and BBC Radio 5 Live. In Ivory Coast, viewers can follow on RTI and NCI. Norwegian audiences can catch all the action on NRK Sport, NRK1, and NRK TV. US viewers can follow on FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo.

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Lineups & Injuries

Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1) Fofana, Doué, Kossounou, Diomande, Opéri, Sangaré, Amad, Pépe, Kessié, Bonny, Diomande

Norway (4-3-3) Selvik, Bjørkan, Østigard, Berg, Falchener, Aasgaard, Schjelderup, Aursnes, Bobb, Thorstvedt, Haaland

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Group E Table

Pos.	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6
2	Côte d’Ivoire	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Curaçao	3	0	1	2	1	9	-8	1

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Ivory Coast Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Curacao	0–2	Ivory Coast	World Cup	25-06-26
❌	Germany	2–1	Ivory Coast	World Cup	20-06-26
✅	Ivory Coast	1–0	Ecuador	World Cup	15-06-26
✅	Philadelphia Union II	0–2	Ivory Coast	Friendly	09-06-26
✅	France	1–2	Ivory Coast	Friendly	04-06-26

Group I Table

Pos.	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	France	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
3	Senegal	3	1	0	2	8	6	+2	3
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	1	12	-11	0

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Norway Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Norway	1–4	France	World Cup	26-06-26
✅	Norway	3–2	Senegal	World Cup	23-06-26
✅	Iraq	1–4	Norway	World Cup	16-06-26
🤝	Morocco	1–1	Norway	Friendly	07-06-26
✅	Norway	3–1	Sweden	Friendly	01-06-26

Head-to-Head

No previous meetings on record between these sides.

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TalkSport Radio UK, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic	RTE 2, RTE Player, BBC Radio 5 Live
Norway	NRK Sport, NRK1, NRK TV
Ivory Coast	RTI, DStv Now, NCI
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, FOX One
Germany	Das Erste, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
France	M6, beIN Sports 1, M6+, myCANAL
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN+, TSN1, RDS
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN Mundial, Movistar+