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FIFA World Cup Group I preview: Mbappe, Haaland lead scintillating attack

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FIFA World Cup Group I Preview: Mbappe, Haaland Lead Scintillating Attack

By IANS News June 08, 2026 • 08:16 AM View: 1123

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group I featuring France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq is not a classic "group of death", but it offers one of the biggest stories of the tournament: Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, two of the most talked-about strikers in the current era, are set to finally meet on the World Cup stage.

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