The Ivory Coast and Norway will face each other in the Round of 32, with the game scheduled to be the 78th of the tournament. It will take place on Wednesday, July 1, with kick-off at 03:00 AEST.

The Ivorians finished second in Group E behind Germany, while Norway finished second in Group I behind France. Both nations recorded two victories and one defeat in the group phase.

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Quick Picks

Our pick: Norway to win

Value bet: Over 2.5 Goals

Long shot: Norway to win 2-1

Ivory Coast vs Norway prediction

Given what happened in the Group Stage, this is likely to be a tight, but interesting contest.

Norway are the perceived favourites in the moneyline heading into this encounter, and as our Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway betting odds page shows, this is despite them suffering a heavy defeat to France in their previous match.

However, the 4-1 loss perhaps wasn’t as bad as it looked on paper, as Ståle Solbakken had decided to use a very different team from the one that could feature against the Africans.

Indeed, in 19 matches in all competitions against African nations, Norway have only lost two.

Ivory Coast lost their only game of the tournament so far against European competition (Germany), which adds to the underdog status that Emerse Faé’s side has. In addition, including qualifiers, Norway has won each of its last nine tournament matches as a favourite.

With that in mind, and the quality that they have should Solbakken go back to a full-strength team as expected, we think a Norway win is likely.

Ivory Coast vs Norway score prediction

The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has value, as both teams have shown throughout that scoring goals hasn’t been too difficult.

Norway has yet to keep a clean sheet in this tournament, with their defence being exposed at times. This was evident in their most recent game, while they conceded twice against Senegal. The Ivory Coast have kept two clean sheets, but conceded twice in their loss to Germany, who boast better-quality players compared to Ecuador and Curacao.

The BTTS hitting also has value with the goal record that both have. It has hit in each of Norway’s games so far in this tournament, while the Ivorians have shown that they can become unstuck against high-profile players.

Longer value can be found in a few of the score markets. The Ivory Coast to lead 1-0 at halftime has value, as they have led by this scoreline in three of the last four matches in this competition (including qualifiers).

For a correct score prediction, Norway to win 2-1 has value. Ivory Coast has lost three of its last five tournament matches by a scoreline of 2-1.

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Ivory Coast vs Norway team news and line-ups

Predicted Côte d'Ivoire line-up (4-2-3-1): Yahia Fofana, Guela Doue, Odilon Kossounou, Ousmane Diomande, Christopher Operi, Ibrahim Sangare, Franck Kessie, Amad Diallo, Nicolas Pepe, Yan Diomande, Ange-Yoan Bonny.

Les Elephants opened the scoring in multiple group games and lean on pace out wide to stretch opponents. Wilfried Singo is reportedly a doubt with a knock.

Predicted Norway line-up (4-3-3): Orjan Nyland, Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem, David Moller Wolfe, Martin Odegaard, Sander Berge, Fredrik Aursnes, Alexander Sorloth, Erling Haaland, Antonio Nusa.

Norway have been ruthless in attack, racking up goals across their three group matches. Julian Ryerson returns from suspension.

Player markets to watch

Erling Haaland was an unused substitute against France. The Manchester City star will be involved in this game from the start, though.

He’ll always be popular to score anytime, but with his value in this market a little short, there’s better value to be found in the ‘2+ Goals Scored’ market.

Including qualifiers, he has scored two or more goals in each of his last six tournament appearances. He has four already in this edition, and will want to catch the others in the race for the Golden Boot.

With Martin Odegaard as a creative outlet for him, there’s value in the Arsenal playmaker too. Odegaard has recorded at least one assist in six of his last seven tournament appearances.

Central midfielder Franck Kessie has good value for the Ivory Coast as a goalscorer. Including qualifiers, he has been the first goalscorer in two of Ivory Coast's last four matches, while he has slightly shorter value in the anytime goalscorer market as he has scored a goal in three of Ivory Coast's last five World Cup matches, including qualifiers.

Ivory Coast vs Norway Match Details

Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Kick-off: 3:00am AEST.

Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Where to watch: Sportsbet, SBS.

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