Despite their impressive knockout stage wins over the Ivory Coast and Brazil, Solbakken is happy to let England be the pre-game favourites, to allow his side to focus on themselves.
Erling Haaland's seven goals have kept him in the running for the Golden Boot at the end of his first World Cup but Solbakken has warned England against thinking Norway are a one-man team.
Norway's collective spirit has played a key role in their progress - a point made clear by Brentford centre-back Kristoffer Ajer - who has played 90 minutes in four of Norway's five games at the World Cup.
"The World Cup so far has been more than I could ever dream of," he told Brentford's club website.
"The whole country has been super excited for it, and I’ve been preparing for several months. The way we’ve played in every game has been fantastic.
"The Brazil win... it’s not possible to describe the feeling I and the team had after it. They’re a fantastic country with so many top players, so being able to control the game in many aspects was surreal.
"Everyone’s really buzzing for the England game, but it’s a very similar mentality to Brentford: we’re humble but confident.
"We know we’re playing one of the big favourites to win the tournament and we need to perform once again to have a chance to advance."