France vs Norway
- Competition: International Friendly
Match date: Tuesday, May 27 2014
Kick Off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue:
Match date: Tuesday, May 27 2014
Kick Off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue:
For the French
team it was a tough journey to the World Cup in Brazil. They had to
play two relegation games against Ukraine to fix their attendance in
Brazil. Playing away in the Ukraine they lost the first game 0:2 and
needed a miracle in the second match at home. But in the end they scored
three times. The game ended 3:0 and they were able to book their
flights to Brazil. In this year 2014 they played once against the
Netherlands and won 2:0. Benzema and Matuidi scored already in the first
half and the game was done. In June 2014 they will be playing another
two friendly games. The first one against Paraguay, the second one
against Jamaica. Keeper Mandanda will not be joining the team in Brazil.
He will miss due to an injury. Manchester City Star, Samir Nasri will
also miss the World Cup, manager Dechamps didn’t nominate him. The game
against Norway will be a nice first test after a long season.
Probable lineups France: Lloris – Debuchy, Koscielny, Mangala, Evra – Mavuba, Cabaye – Ribery, Pogba, Matuidi – Giroud
For Norway a friendly game against France is
always a prestigious event. France is still a big football nation and
also a secrete favourite for the win of the World Cup in Brazil. In
contradiction to France, Norway already played three friendly games in
this year. France only played once against the Netherlands. Norway drew
2:2 against the Czech Republic in March. In January they won against
Moldau and lost 0:3 against Poland. So it is obvious that the recent
results haven’t been that impressive. The next two test games against
France and Russia a couple of days later, will be important for Norway.
Looking forward to the European Championship qualification they now need
to find the right team for this next task. Their first opponent in the
qualification will be Italy, a similar calibre like France or Russia.
Probable lineups Norway: Nyland – Linnes, Hangeland, Forren, Hogli – Nordtveit, Johansen – Jenssen, Tettey, Elyounoussi – Nielsen
You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
Probable lineups Norway: Nyland – Linnes, Hangeland, Forren, Hogli – Nordtveit, Johansen – Jenssen, Tettey, Elyounoussi – Nielsen
You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
