Norway
Norway return for their first tournament since 1998, ending a 28-year exile in the most spectacular way possible: with Erling Haaland (Manchester City) leading the line. The Premier League's most prolific striker is the engine but not alone — Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) supplies the creativity, Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) and Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) offer pace, Sander Berge (Fulham) anchors midfield. Ståle Solbakken, retained through qualification, has shifted to a more direct 4-3-3 that maximises Haaland's touch in the box. The Norwegian footballing public has waited a generation for this. Group I with France, Senegal and Iraq is dangerous, but Norway's ceiling is genuinely high — second place is achievable, and an upset of France is not unthinkable.