Norway Star Erling Haaland To Start On Bench For World Cup Showdown vs. France

Erling Haaland, Norway's star striker, will start on the bench for his country's World Cup group stage finale against Kylian Mbappé and France on Friday at Boston Stadium.

Norway has already qualified for the round of 32 with two wins in two matches, and coach Ståle Solbakken has opted to rotate his squad for the group-decider against France, which also has two wins. In total, Solbakken made 10 changes to his starting lineup.

The decision signals that Solbakken is more concerned about...