Norway vs England Preview
Norway and England are among the highest-scoring teams at the 2026 World Cup and both sides have serious attacking quality. Harry Kane has scored several important goals for the Three Lions and he can find the net in a likely high-scorer.
7 BTTS Results in a Row for Norway
- Norway have seen BTTS in their last 7 matches.
- England have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 2 games.
- England’s Harry Kane has scored 13 goals in his last 9 matches for club and country.
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England have a 7-2 advantage against Norway, alongside three draws.
Norway Are BTTS Specialists
Norway are the third-highest scorers at the 2026 World Cup, with 14 goals in five matches. The Scandinavian side have also seen BTTS in every World Cup match.
The Vikings beat Iraq 4-1 and Senegal 3-2 in the group stage before losing 4-1 to France. They hit back with a round of 32 triumph over the Ivory Coast and had 1.91 XG.
Stale Solbakken’s side eliminated Brazil in the round of 16 after a 2-1 victory. Norway allowed 2.62 XG and Erling Haaland scored twice in the final 10 minutes.
England Leaky at the World Cup
England are undefeated at the 2026 World Cup, winning four and drawing once. The Three Lions have seen 16 total goals in five games and conceded five.
Thomas Tuchel’s side started their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory over Croatia, where Harry Kane scored twice. England then drew 0-0 with Ghana and beat Panama 2-0 to finish top of Group L.
The European outfit came back from a goal down to beat DR Congo 2-1 in the round of 32. Harry Kane scored twice again in the final 20 minutes.
The Three Lions extended their winning run to three games after a 3-2 win against Mexico on Monday. Jude Bellingham scored twice and Harry Kane got on the scoresheet as England had 1.61-1.88 XG.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Norway (4-3-3): Orjan Nyland; Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem, Leo Ostigard; Sander Berge, Martin Odegaard, Patrick Berg; Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, Antonio Nusa
David Moller Wolfe is an injury doubt against England. The full-back came off with an injury late in the Brazil game and could miss out.
England (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly; Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon; Harry Kane
Reece James has missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury. The right back is expected to return against Norway.
Defender Jarell Quansah was sent off against Mexico and is suspended.
Midfielder Jordan Henderson is ruled out for the rest of the 2026 World Cup with a broken wrist.
Thomas Tuchel provided a post-match update on Henderson and said, "Mixed feelings also because I'm exhausted of course and emotional but also sad because Jordan got injured... he's at the moment in the hospital. So it's a quite serious injury."