WC PROGNOSTICATION: Will favored Norway (v Ivory Coast) and France (v Sweden) both win on Tuesday?

Norway and France, the betting favorites, both won their World Cup Round of 32 matches on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, matching the resolution's requirement.

In Dallas, Norway beat Ivory Coast 2-1, with Erling Haaland scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute, his fifth of the tournament, sending Norway into the knockout stage for the first time in program history.

At the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, France defeated Sweden 3-0. Kylian Mbappe scored twice, once just before halftime and again in the 74th minute, moving him to 18 career World Cup goals and into outright second place on the tournament's all-time scoring list. Bradley Barcola added a third goal off an assist from Michael Olise.

Both results advanced Norway and France to the Round of 16, part of a full slate of Round of 32 matches that day narrowing the 2026 field to 16 teams.

The community strongly anticipated this outcome: 85 percent predicted both favorites would win, and the market resolved yes.