Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) vs Norway in the World Cup Round of 32. Norway won 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Erling Haaland. We’ve got CIV NOR player ratings from French, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese newspapers.
Diario AS player ratings Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway 2026
Here is a look at the European paper player ratings for France vs Sweden at the 2026 World Cup. Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 in this Round of 32 clash with Kylian Mbappe scoring two goals on either side of Bradley Barcola’s 53rd minute effort.
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Sweden 2026 World Cup
The French paper had some harsh ratings for Sweden’s players, with Liverpool’s Isak getting a 2/10 in their ratings. Arsenal’s Gyokeres fared marginally better with a 4, but Sweden’s starters were given an average team rating of 3.6/10.
Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter, now in charge of the Swedes, got a manager rating of 3/10 from the paper. CFC’s Gusto was a late sub for Jules Kounde.
They were delighted with Olise’s performance and his passing, giving him a 9/10, which in L’Equipe’s books is very high praise indeed.
Here is a look at the Netherlands vs Morocco xG (expected goals) stats from their Round of 32 game. Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands were beaten on penalties by Morocco.
xG Netherlands 0.25-1.27 Morocco shots map (Actual score NED 1-1 MAR)
1-0 Gakpo goal xG 0.11
1-1 Issa Diop header goal xG 0.08
The biggest chance on xG in this Netherlands Morocco game went to Soufiane Rahimi (xG 0.72 in the 97th minute) that was brilliant saved by Verbruggen.
The Dutch created virtually nothing else of note- their goal came on the counter from Gakpo while Morocco had a header from El Aynaoui (20th minute, saved by Verbruggen), Hakimi from the edge of the area (21st minute, saved by Verbruggen) and Hakimi again (52nd minute, hits bar) as decent chances.
Key match stats
Possession: Netherlands 30%, Morocco 70%
Total shots: Netherlands 6, Morocco 11