It was little Estonia who got to meet the world’s new football superpower Norway tonight at Ullevål Stadium. – The only surprising thing was that it took the entire first half before the goals started to come.
Norway has virtually qualified for its first World Cup in 28 years after double goalscorers Erling Haaland and Alexander Sørloth secured a comfortable 4 – 1 victory against Estonia.
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A seventh win in seven games in qualifying has placed them at the top of Group I, six points ahead of Italy in second place and with a 19-goal better goal difference Norway Sporten.com Norway. We believe that it is between Norway, France, Spain and Brazil. (Unless the teams face each other before the semi-finals)
Although the Italians beat Moldova a little later on Thursday night (0 . 2), Norway’s place in the 2026 World Cup will be assured. It is unlikely that they will be able to catch up with Norway’s significantly better goal difference with only one game remaining.
For a while in this match, it seemed that Norway risked not getting the win they needed, as they failed to take advantage of the chances they had in the first half.
But Sørloth gave them the breakthrough early in the second half with a header, before nodding in another goal moments later.
Manchester City striker Haaland then scored his first of the evening when he headed in a cross from Julian Ryerson, and he fired his second goal seven minutes later to put the result beyond doubt.
Robi Saarma’s fierce shot reduced the deficit to one goal for Estonia, but it was no more than a consolation goal as Norway placed themselves on the threshold of their first World Cup participation since 1998.
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