Erling Haaland has backed Norway coach Stale Solbakken's decision to rotate heavily against France despite a 4-1 defeat at the World Cup.

The 29-year-old added a second goal with a superbly angled shot before Norway, who had qualified in second place and rested 10 of their 11

Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick as France beat Norway 4-1 and advanced to the World Cup knockout stage.

Mike Maignan, Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, Maxence Lacroix, Théo Hernández, Manu Koné, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué, Kylian Mbappé Norway (4-3-3) Egil Selvik, Fredrik Aursnes,

One of the standout matches of the World Cup is set to occur in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Friday, where Erling Haaland and the Norwegian team will take on France, led by Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has netted four goals across two matches,

Sensible choice or wrong decision? Norway leave Erling Haaland out as they make 10 changes against France - and lose heavily.