Overview
- Both teams are already through from Group C, and the winner takes two carryover points into the European Championship main round in Denmark.
- France arrive as defending champions after comfortable wins over the Czech Republic (42-28) and Ukraine (46-26).
- Norway qualified with a harder fight against the Czechs, boosted by 14 saves from Torbjorn Bergerud and nine goals from August Pedersen as Sander Sagosen went 3-of-10.
- France make lineup tweaks for the Oslo test, with Hugo Descat returning, Aymeric Minne available, and Charles Bolzinger starting in goal as Nedim Remili remains out of the tournament.
- A challenging main round in Herning looms for the Group C qualifiers, with potential opponents including Spain, Denmark and Portugal, while elsewhere Serbia beat Germany 30-27 in Group A.