India, June 27 -- The highly anticipated clash between France and Norway, which will determine the group winner, is set to kick off at Boston Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Much of the pre-match attention had centered on a showdown between star forwards Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, who both enter the contest with four goals.

However, fans will not get to witness that battle from the opening whistle.

Haaland has been left out of Norway's starting lineup and will begin the match on the bench. He is joined by several other key players, including Martin Odegaard.

The decision appears to be a strategic one from Norway head coach Stale Solbakken, who has opted to rest as many as 10 players that started the team's previous victory over Se...