Philippe Auclair

Erling Haaland didn't play there, but Strand Larsson scored too.

And Norway were really good, very, very good.

And what really is impressive is that how relaxed they seem to be.

You know, even in this country where people are very critical towards football, as you know, Norwegian fans have got very strong views about the World Cup.

I've got very strong views about sports washing and all this sort of thing.

But they really, that team is really provoked by,

an output of i don't know enthusiasm which is quite remarkable and which doesn't seem to have got to them at all

They seem to be totally relaxed in that role.

And they are.

Well, okay, are they dark horses?

I don't know.

Are they a little bit not as light as other horses?

Probably.

But there is a really wonderful dynamic and momentum behind them right now.

And I think they're more balanced and more complete that perhaps they're given credit for or not given credit for.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were a couple of very strange results in that group, to be honest.

I think it looks like Argentina and three others, but I think it's a bit more unpredictable than that.

I'm really quite curious to see what this Algerian team is going to do with Petkovic, who is somebody who talked about big tournament experience, he's got it.

You look at some of that Algerian squad,

and still captain Barry at Mahrez, by the way, there are some absolutely terrific players.