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Norway's Solbakken warns team not to overlook Senegal as capable threat

Norway's World Cup return began with a roar, but ⁠manager Stale Solbakken said their next task is to show the same identity and discipline against a Senegal side with the ‌pace and quality to punish any drop in standards.

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Pape Thiaw says Senegal can't afford mistakes against Norway in World Cup 'final'

Senegal national team head coach Pape Thiaw has termed their 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture against Norway ‘a final for us’ as the West Africans prepare for their second group fixture at MetLife Stadium on Monday.

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Tsunami' of euphoria has helped Norway handle national crisis, says Viking coach

Coach of Norwegian champions, Viking FK, Morten Jensen, explains to Flashscore in an exclusive interview how the performances of Stale Solbakken's team have helped restore pride within the Scandinavian nation following the crisis surrounding the Norwegian monarchy.

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'Nonsense': Norway players swat away criticism of captain Martin Odegaard

Norway's players have mounted a strong defence ⁠of captain Martin Odegaard following intense domestic media criticism of his performance in ‌their opening match at the World Cup.

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Confident Haaland closing in on record after getting World Cup campaign off to great start

Norwegian international super striker Erling Braut Haaland equalled Kjetil Rekdal's record as Norway's all-time top scorer in World Cup history when he scored twice to help the Scandinavians on their way to a 4-1 win against Iraq in their first game of the 2026 World Cup. Now he wants the record for himself.

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Solbakken to give Norway players two days off after big win over Iraq

Norway manager Stale Solbakken said his players can now enjoy a well-deserved ⁠rest after beginning their long-awaited World Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Iraq on Tuesday in Foxborough, where Erling ‌Haaland netted twice.

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Coach Arnold upbeat despite Iraq's loss to Norway

Iraq coach Graham Arnold urged his players not to lose heart after their ⁠4-1 defeat by Norway in their World Cup opener on Tuesday and reminded them they have two more chances ‌to get a victory that could put them through to the knockout ‌rounds.

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Haaland announes himself at World Cup with brace as Norway see off Iraq

Erling Haaland bagged a brace on his FIFA World Cup (WC) debut, as Norway beat a dogged Iraqi side 4-1 in Group I at the Gillette Stadium to record their largest ever win at the finals.

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EXCLUSIVE: Henning Berg on Norway's World Cup hopes, Haaland & Man Utd memories

Former Norway international Henning Berg is preparing for a World Cup that, for the first time in a generation, arrives with genuine expectation rather than relief. The ex-Blackburn and Manchester United defender, now in charge of Omonia in Cyprus, sat down with Flashscore to talk Erling Haaland, his Premier League title-winning days, life under Sir Alex Ferguson and a coaching journey that has run from Glasgow to Warsaw to Nicosia.

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Haaland set to make 'very big impact' on Norway's World Cup return, says Solbakken

Norway coach Stale Solbakken says star striker Erling Haaland is poised to make a "very big impact" as his country returns to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.

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Sick striker isolated from the rest of Norwegian squad before clash against Iraq

Crystal Palace striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has been isolated from the rest of the Norwegian squad as he has been affected by illness leading up to Norway's first match in the World Cup on 17 June against Iraq.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hussein Ali on Iraq's World Cup return, facing Mbappe and his roots in Sweden

Hussein Ali is part of the young generation that has ended Iraq's 40-year absence from the World Cup, and he intends to make it count. The Sweden-raised right-back, now impressing in Poland's Ekstraklasa with Pogon Szczecin, sat down with Flashscore to discuss a brutal group alongside France, Norway and Senegal, the challenge of facing Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, and his decision to represent Iraq.

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Captain Martin Odegaard shrugs off injury concerns as Norway prepare for Iraq opener

Norway captain Martin Odegaard says he has no concerns about ⁠his fitness ahead of his side's opening World Cup Group I match in Foxborough, Massachusetts ‌on Tuesday, his nation's first game at the finals since ‌1998.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he was a better striker than Haaland: 'He needs to do a lot more'

Former Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic says that he was a better striker than Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland who will try to steer Norway to glory at the World Cup

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Norway head coach criticises Scotland after cancelling behind-closed-doors friendly

Norway manager Stale Solbakken heavily criticised Scotland counterpart Steve Clarke ⁠on Monday, branding Scotland "unprofessional" after they unexpectedly cancelled a planned behind-closed-doors training match, citing player injuries.

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Norwegian coach Solbakken furious with Steve Clarke after Scotland call off friendly

Norwegian coach Stale Solbakken is furious with Scotland after Steve Clarke's side chose to call off a closed-doors friendly against Norway because of a couple of minor fitness concerns in the Scottish squad.

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Odegaard scores late equaliser as Norway salvage draw against Morocco

Martin Odegaard’s late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw for Norway against fellow FIFA World Cup dark horses Morocco in both teams’ final warm-up friendly in New Jersey, denying the Atlas Lions a fourth successive victory.

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Scotland pull out of behind-closed-doors friendly with Norway

Norwegian FA chiefs have confirmed that Scotland pulled out of a behind-closed-doors friendly with Norway ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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Spain crush England while Germany book spot at Women's World Cup finals

Spain thrashed England 4-0 to move a step closer to automatic ⁠qualification for next year's Women's World Cup finals, with Germany booking their spot thanks to a comfortable home win over Norway in the penultimate round of European qualifiers ‌on Friday.

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What South Africa have in common with Spain and Norway at the 2026 World Cup

Now that all 48 squads are locked in for the 2026 World Cup, barring any injury-enforced changes, we can run the numbers on them to determine who has the least and most experienced groups of players at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Manchester City considering legal action after Real Madrid candidate's Erling Haaland claim

Manchester City are considering legal action after Real ⁠Madrid presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme said he would sign the Premier League club's Norway striker Erling Haaland ‌if elected.

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'We have to improve': Potter blunt after Sweden humbled by neighbours Norway

Which of the two World Cup-bound Scandinavian sides was looking the sharper as the tournament hones into view was plain for all to see in the first half in Oslo yesterday, as Norway raced into a 3-0 lead.

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Norway head to North America in style as dominant first half sees off poor Sweden

A magnificent first-half attacking performance from Norway saw them make it 12 wins from their last 15 games with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over neighbours Sweden in their World Cup warm-up friendly at the Ullevaal Stadium.

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Norway stun Canada to win sensational bronze at Ice Hockey World Championships

Norway pulled off a staggering 3-2 ⁠overtime win to beat Canada and secure the bronze medal ‌at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship ‌on Sunday, securing their best-ever ‌finish and handing the Canadians another stunning ‌defeat at the tournament.