TWO GOALS EACH from Erling Haaland and Alexander Sortloth ensured Norway’s qualification for the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Sorloth opened the scoring in the 50th and 52nd minutes, and a blinding period for Norway continued as Haaland banged in goals in the 56th and 62nd minutes.
Estonia pulled one back from Robi Saama in the 64th minute – the fifth goal in 14 minutes, but it was a mere footnote.
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It left Norway with maximum points from seven games. Italy’s 2-0 win over Moldova left them some way behind on gaol difference.
France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure qualification.
Kylian Mbappe hit a brace while Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike also scored as France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification after an evening marked by tributes to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks.
Captain Mbappe coolly chipped in from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Parc des Princes and the impressive Olise doubled their lead on 76 minutes.
Mbappe then struck again and Ekitike swept in a first goal for his country as France got the win they required to clinch their spot at the 2026 finals in North America.
A minute’s silence was impeccably observed ahead of kick-off by the 41,000 spectators as France marked the 10th anniversary of the attacks in and around Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Most of the 130 people killed in the attacks lost their lives at the Bataclan concert hall in the capital, where they were attending a concert.
But one person died near the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, where multiple explosions took place as suicide bombers attempted to enter the ground during a friendly between Les Bleus and Germany.
Didier Deschamps was the coach then and remains in charge now, with the approaching World Cup to be his final tournament before stepping down.
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Norway and France qualify for World Cup while Italy will need a play-off
TWO GOALS EACH from Erling Haaland and Alexander Sortloth ensured Norway’s qualification for the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Sorloth opened the scoring in the 50th and 52nd minutes, and a blinding period for Norway continued as Haaland banged in goals in the 56th and 62nd minutes.
Estonia pulled one back from Robi Saama in the 64th minute – the fifth goal in 14 minutes, but it was a mere footnote.
It left Norway with maximum points from seven games. Italy’s 2-0 win over Moldova left them some way behind on gaol difference.
France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure qualification.
Kylian Mbappe hit a brace while Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike also scored as France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification after an evening marked by tributes to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks.
Captain Mbappe coolly chipped in from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Parc des Princes and the impressive Olise doubled their lead on 76 minutes.
Mbappe then struck again and Ekitike swept in a first goal for his country as France got the win they required to clinch their spot at the 2026 finals in North America.
A minute’s silence was impeccably observed ahead of kick-off by the 41,000 spectators as France marked the 10th anniversary of the attacks in and around Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Most of the 130 people killed in the attacks lost their lives at the Bataclan concert hall in the capital, where they were attending a concert.
But one person died near the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, where multiple explosions took place as suicide bombers attempted to enter the ground during a friendly between Les Bleus and Germany.
Didier Deschamps was the coach then and remains in charge now, with the approaching World Cup to be his final tournament before stepping down.
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