Dugout Discussion
26 June 2026 172 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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Friday night brings the final round of Group I encounters, where Norway and France are meeting in Boston to decide top spot.

Meanwhile, the winner of Senegal v Iraq in Toronto will have a chance of third-place progression.

Both matches get underway at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

By making 10 changes to his starting lineup, head coach Stale Solbakken is hinting that he doesn’t think the match is winnable.

Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard are rested in this overhaul, as only Fredrik Aursnes keeps his place. Julian Ryerson is on the bench, too.

Opponents France bring in Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Aurelien Tchouameni and Desire Doue for William Saliba, Lucas Digne, Adrien Rabiot and Bradley Barcola.

Elsewhere, there are five Senegal switches. Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Pape Gueye and Nicolas Jackson step aside for Mory Diaw, Abdoulaye Seck, Ismail Jakobs, Habib Diarra and Ibrahim Mbaye.

As for Iraq, Hussein Ali, Aymen Hussein, Zaid Tahseen and Zaid Ismael are on the bench. In come Ali Al Hamadi, Frans Putros, Ali Jasim and Rebin Sulaka.


LINE-UPS

Norway XI: Selvik; Aursnes, Ostigard, Falchener, Bjorkan; Thorsvtedt, Berg, Aasgaard; Bobb, Stand Larsen, Schjelderup

Subs: Nyland, Tangvik, Moller Wolfe, Ajer, Langas, Heggem, Ryerson, Holmgren Pedersen, Odegaard, Thorsby, Berge, Sorloth, Haaland, Nusa, Hauge

France XI: Maignan; Koundé, Upamecano, Lacroix, T. Hernandez; Tchouaméni, Koné; Doué, Olise, Dembélé; Mbappé

Subs: Samba, Risser, Konate, Digne, L Hernandez, Gusto, Saliba, Rabiot, Kante, Cherki, Zaire-Emery, Barcola, Mateta, Akliouche, Thuram


Senegal XI: Diaw; Diatta, Seck, Niakhate, Jakobs; I Gueye, H Diarra; I Sarr, L Camara, Mane; Mbaye

Subs: Y Diouf, A Mendy, Koulibaly, E Diouf, M Sarr, I Ndiaye, P Gueye, P Sarr, Ciss, Diao, Dieng, C Ndiaye, B Ndiaye, Jackson

Iraq XI: Basil; Putros, Sulaka, Hashim, Doski; Jasim, Al Ammari, Iqbal; Qasem, Al Hamadi, Bayesh

Subs: Talib, Hassan, Maknzi, H Ali, Younis, Saadoun, Tahseen, Sher, Yakob, Ismael, Yousif, Hussein, Farji, M Ali, Amyn


FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 hours, 47 mins ago

    Half time quiz
    I hope my facts are correct but
    Man City have the most players at the World Cup with 16
    Followed by Chelsea with 14
    Man Utd are joint 3rd tied with which other Premier League team on 12 ?
    More than Real Madrid ,Barcelona ,PSG , Bayern & both Milan clubs combined .

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 45 mins ago

      Half the German team is from bayern. Atleast 8 or more for sure

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        3 hours, 21 mins ago

        Plus kane olise diaz n jackson stanisic ito . germans.. bayern have surely 16 or more players this wc

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 44 mins ago

      And surely atleast 10+ players from psg

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 hours, 30 mins ago

        You could be correct
        It looks like I may have picked up some dodgy info
        But name the Premier League team tied with Man Utd with 12 players at the World Cup

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          3 hours, 23 mins ago

          Arsenal seems the obvious one. Else liverpool

          1. keefy59
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 hours, 19 mins ago

            Surprisingly
            Crystal Palace !

  2. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 46 mins ago

    We could have germany vs france in round of 16 if both win r32

  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 43 mins ago

    What are senegal doing? I hope they are good in mathematics and know 1-0 win will prob

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 42 mins ago

      Will probably not be enough

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 hours, 40 mins ago

      I bought Mané... They don't know what hit them.

    3. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 28 mins ago

      Yeah with this result they would be in trouble.

      4-5 to 0 needed to get 5th on tve

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        3 hours, 28 mins ago

        Actually 3-0 would be enough.

  4. Meta12345
    • 1 Year
    3 hours, 28 mins ago

    Would you recommend captaining palmer in gw4 ahead of bruno or haaland? palmer blank in 2024/2025 vs leicester and southampton both at home and both recently promoted sides. He was fully fit for those matches. I have my doubts.

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 hours, 20 mins ago

      Jaysus, wait until into to July to be bothered anyway

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 19 mins ago

      Lol enjoy the wc. 1000s of things can happen between now and gw4 in pl

  5. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 26 mins ago

    Penalty for Norway. Haaland watches on.

  6. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    3 hours, 25 mins ago

    Saved.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      3 hours, 25 mins ago

      Sloppy step up.

  7. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 25 mins ago

    Maignan saves the penalty

  8. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 hours, 22 mins ago

    Strnd Larson soooo casual!

  9. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    3 hours, 17 mins ago

    JFC JSL

  10. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 15 mins ago

    Senegal 2-0

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 14 mins ago

      Sarr goal
      Camara assist

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      3 hours, 13 mins ago

      Sarr goal machine

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        3 hours, 11 mins ago

        And assist, 3-0

    3. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      3 hours, 12 mins ago

      Could play England.

    4. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 6 mins ago

      I knew sarr was better option but didn't want to fill a fwd spot. Dumb decision

  11. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 hours, 11 mins ago

    Mane gonna do anything?

  12. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours, 8 mins ago

    3-0.Senegal a while ago.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      3 hours, 7 mins ago

      Dial up.

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours, 4 mins ago

    Senegal 3 pts wirh a gd of 0 may still not be enough. Its touch

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      3 hours, 3 mins ago

      And go.. why does it keep posting before i hit post button?

      1. SM001
        • 10 Years
        2 hours, 43 mins ago

        The site is bobbins

  14. Mother Farke
    • 2 Years
    3 hours, 2 mins ago

    One more return, Ismaila. Not a greedy man.

  15. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours ago

    Senegal now in 5th place of the third placers table.

    South Korea 7th, Algeria 8th.

    Scotland pretty much out unless Iraq draw.

  16. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 hours ago

    Are the norway fans practicing bobsledging?

  17. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 hours ago

    4-0 Senegal.

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 58 mins ago

      P. Gueye again.

  18. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 58 mins ago

    Mane you massive fraud

  19. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 54 mins ago

    Four goals and nothing from Mane, nice 😀

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Make it 5

  20. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 49 mins ago

    5-0 Senegal

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 48 mins ago

      Ndiaye

  21. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 48 mins ago

    Everybody but Mané.

  22. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 48 mins ago

    Liverpool 7-0 Bournemouth all over again

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 hours, 45 mins ago

      9-0

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 hours, 39 mins ago

        That's the one

  23. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 47 mins ago

    Wow Mane

    You're sh***

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 hours, 46 mins ago

      This is the 16th game in a row Mane has blanked - Google “Mane 16” for more info

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 hours, 44 mins ago

      Not even an assist...

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 38 mins ago

      He'll see that now and feel worried......

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 40 mins ago

    4-1 France. Doue.

  25. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 39 mins ago

    Doue. Looks a bit like Deli Alli from a distance.

  26. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 37 mins ago

    Won't be awake to see lineups.. subbing in DeCuyper for Gakpo(2) is a no-brainer anyways, right

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 hours, 35 mins ago

      Yes think you have to. Can always sub the next player on for DeCuyper if it goes wrong

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        2 hours, 33 mins ago

        Yep!

  27. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 37 mins ago

    France currently the only team with a clean 3-0-0 record.

  28. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 hours, 34 mins ago

    18 pts from Cpt Mbappe. Should I move it to Yamine and then to Messi if needed. Kind of scared of getting worse points later...
    Thanks

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 32 mins ago

      I'd stick.

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 hours, 30 mins ago

        Thanks mate. Will do. Spain drew vs Cape Verde, so don't want to stick my neck out.

  29. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    I wasn't that far out of my predictions, just had the 1 in the wrong place.

  30. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 31 mins ago

    A) Stick with Mbappe 9x2
    B) Twist, KDB and Messi options to go

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      Stick.