Erling Haaland appears to have borrowed Pep Guardiola's book of mind games for the World Cup after giving his prediction for Norway's upcoming clash against France.

Norway secured their place in the knockout stages of this summer's tournament on Monday following a 3-2 victory over Senegal.

Haaland netted a brace for Stale Solbakken's side, who currently sit second behind Group I leaders France after picking up wins from their opening two games.

They will take on Les Blues in their final group game of the tournament on June 26 (Friday), a match that Haaland was asked about in his post-match media duties with Fox Sports.

"I couldn't care too much about that game now. We're through. We're through," he said. "They're probably going to win against us, they're probably going to win the whole tournament."

As you can see in the footage below, the Fox Sports reporter looked taken aback by Haaland's admission. "Wow, that's quite a statement," she said, before congratulating the forward.

Haaland has enjoyed a superb start to this summer's World Cup. Lionel Messi leads the scoring charts with five goals from two games, while Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are second in the standings with four goals each.

"I'm enjoying it a lot," the Manchester City forward said in his post-match interview on Monday. "I've been enjoying playing for Norway ever since my debut [in 2019]."

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Norway perform viral 'Viking row' celebration after World Cup win over Senegal

Haaland and the rest of his teammates performed the viral 'Viking row' celebration after their victory over Senegal.

Every member of Norway's travelling party, including head coach Stale Solbakken, sat on the MetLife Stadium pitch after the full-time whistle and mimed being in a rowboat.

As you can see in the footage below, captain Martin Odegaard held a mallet and banged the drum twice before everyone from the stands rowed simultaneously.

The Norwegian team and fans doing the Row are just beautiful.pic.twitter.com/hi2YqZimUi

— World Cup 2026 Daily (@TotalFootball) June 23, 2026

Those who were lined up in the Viking longboat formation also joined in to the beat of the drum. Of course, the rhythm is similar to Iceland's famous "Viking Clap", which was performed at Euro 2016.