Norway

If you're looking at Norway's projected XI wondering if your eyes are deceiving you, wonder no further. That is indeed Atlético Madrid target man Alexander Sørloth playing out wide. Manager Ståle Solbakken's instructions typically have Sørloth starting from a wide position with the capacity to box crash, which crucially opens up space for Julian Ryerson to do what he does best: get into final third positions where he can swing lethal crosses into a box with two dominant aerial threats in Sørloth and, of course, Erling Haaland. Having Sørloth out wide gives keeper Ørjan Nyland a direct long-passing outlet who can win in the air and crucially isn't Haaland - freeing up Norway's main man to hang around the goal. Out of possession, expect to see Kristoffer Ajer filling in the space left by Ryerson while the wingers and midfield also drop back to cover, allowing Haaland to preserve his energy to make runs in on goal.

The creative heart of this Norway team is Martin Ødegaard. Where Norway's more direct threat will come from wide, with Ryerson's crossing and Antonio Nusa's 1v1 work out on the left, Ødegaard offers a subtler threat, sitting in the pockets between the opponent's back line and midfield and working chances through lines of pressure and into the space behind. And if this isn't enough, there's always Oscar Bobb, Jørgen Strand Larsen or Jens Petter Hauge off the bench.