World Cup LIVE: France facing Norway with top spot in Group I on the line

French fans gather in Boston
French fans gather in Boston REUTERS / Cj Gunther / Flashscore

It's the penultimate day of group-stage action at the World Cup, with Groups G, H and I all drawing to a thrilling conclusion. As always, keep track of all the key moments throughout the day with our live blog!

Today's matches:

Norway vs France - 21:00 CET

Senegal vs Iraq - 21:00 CET

Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia - 02:00 CET

Uruguay vs Spain - 02:00 CET

Egypt vs Iran - 05:00 CET

New Zealand vs Belgium - 05:00 CET

Live updates:

13:30 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of day 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

It promises to be a fascinating day of action ahead, with France and Norway battling it out for top spot in Group I, while the point-less Senegal and Iraq target a minor miracle to finish as one of the best third-placed sides.

Following those matches, Groups G and H also conclude later on, with European champions Spain looking to secure top spot ahead of Uruguay, while Egypt and Belgium take on Iran and New Zealand, respectively.

As always, catch up on all of yesterday's action with our daily highlights, or relive all of the drama as it unfolded in the day 15 live tracker.

FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup is taking place from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament features 48 national teams and is played at 16 modern stadiums.

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