Ivory Coast and Norway are set to face off in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32, with kickoff scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT (7:00 p.m. CEST) at Dallas Stadium. Ahead of the knockout clash, coaches Emerse Faé and Ståle Solbakken have confirmed their starting lineups.
Roma defender Evan Ndicka will once again begin the match among the substitutes as Ivory Coast look to book their place in the Round of 16.
Ivory Coast XI (4-1-2-3):
Fofana; Doué, Kossounou, Agbadou, Konan; Sangaré; Pépé, Kessié, Oulai, Y. Diomandé; Bonnie.
Substitutes: Koné, Lafont, Diomandé, Singo, Operi, Ndicka, Seri, Fofana, Guiagon, Adingra, Wahi, Diakité, Diallo, Guessand, Touré.
Coach: Emerse Faé.
Norway XI (4-2-1-3):
Nyland; Pedersen, Ajer, Heggem, Møller Wolfe; Ødegaard, Berg, Berge; Sørloth, Haaland, Nusa.
Substitutes: Tangvik, Selvik, Østigård, Bjørkan, Langås, Falcener, Thorsby, Aursnes, Thorstvedt, Aasgaard, Schjelderup, Bobb, Hauge, Strand Larsen, Ryerson.
Coach: Ståle Solbakken.
Ndicka will be hoping for his first minutes of the knockout stage should Faé decide to call upon the Roma centre-back during the match.
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