High-flying Norwegians affected by sickness bug ahead of England showdown

[p]Several members of the Norwegian national team squad are struggling with flu-like symptoms ahead of the World Cup quarter-final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a].[/p][p]Manager Stale [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solbakken-stale/pxok8eTM/"]Solbakken[/a] confirmed that the Norwegian camp has been affected by sickness, but Solbakken is hopeful the situation is improving ahead of the anticipated clash in Miami. [/p][p]Norwegian media outlet Dagbladet reports that among those previously affected are striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsen-jorgen/lQ5EYyWg/"]Jorgen Strand Larsen[/a], who missed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a]'s opening match, and defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pedersen-marcus/ltnVl6l2/"]Marcus Holmgren Pedersen[/a], who did not feature in the win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] in the Round of 16 after falling ill.[/p][p]Solbakken, however, appears unconcerned over the overall condition of his squad.[/p][embed guid="36a9bdda-c654-4b58-acf5-822efdf6bded" url="https://x.com/StanSportFC/status/2074342894895587719" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"We've had a couple of players who haven't been feeling well, but things are improving,"[/b] Solbakken says to Dagbladet. He adds that it is nothing serious, but involves "a bit of a cough and a touch of hoarseness going around."[/p][p][b]"There's air conditioning, planes, dressing rooms, and all that. We're a group of over 50 people, so it would be strange if there wasn't a bit of illness."[/b][/p][p]Norway has been hit by World Cup fever and, for most experts, exceeded expectations by booking their ticket to the quarter-finals, as they produced one of the tournament's biggest upsets by eliminating Brazil.[/p][p]Erling Haaland took his goalscoring tally to seven in the World Cup by scoring twice in the 2-1 victory, to propel his country into the last eight of the World Cup for the first time in history. [/p]