2026 World Cup: Group I Preview

Link France’s head coach Didier Deschamps (L) and France’s forward #10 Kylian Mbappe speaks as they wait for the arrival of France’s President and his wife at the national team training grounds in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris on June 2, 2026, ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Thomas Padilla / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) POOL/AFP via Getty Images Group I includes France, and any group with France has to start with discussing them (especially in the new 48-team World Cup format, where groups are weaker). Conventional wisdom says they will top this group without breaking a sweat, but taking a closer look at Norway and Senegal, it will not be so easy. Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard, and Sadio Mané will be looking to lift their nations, and challenge France in Group I. Let’s take a look at Group H to quickly examine the teams and their chances.