Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway

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What shaped the view

• First-half O/U 1.0 is evenly priced, so it is only a tempo signal for a cautious start rather than a final pick. If Norway score first, collapse risk is real, but Côte d'Ivoire’s midfield out-ball and late forward depth give a credible response path.
• Côte d'Ivoire’s 4-1-4-1 gives them Sangaré as the screen with Kessié ahead, plus Pépé and Yan Diomande as wide release options behind Bonny. Norway have the higher-end scoring route through Ødegaard, Haaland, Sørloth and Nusa, but Côte d'Ivoire’s bench has enough attacking reset options with Adingra, Amad Diallo, Wahi, Diakité and Guessand to avoid becoming passive late.
• Round of 32 regulation-time handicap only: Norway may still be the stronger advancement profile, but -0.25 needs a 90-minute win and is exposed to knockout draw value. Home +0.25 covers through a Côte d'Ivoire win and half-wins on a regulation draw, which is the cleaner side-family price at 1.97. Closest rejected family was Goals Over/Under: Over 2.5 has paths after the first goal, but it needs more open-game assumptions than the underdog cover.