Football Match Report | Norway 4 - 1 Estonia

Norway are on the brink of reaching their first World Cup in nearly three decades

Doubles from Erling Haaland and Alexander Sorloth secured a commanding victory over Estonia.

Author | Natalie R

Stadium | Ullevaal Stadion

For much of the first half, Norway struggled to make their dominance count, wasting several promising chances. But Sorloth finally made the breakthrough early in the second half with a header before adding a second moments later.

Manchester City’s Haaland then took centre stage, heading in Julian Ryerson’s cross before drilling home his second to seal the contest.

Robi Saarma’s strike offered Estonia brief consolation, but it did little to dampen Norwegian celebrations as Ståle Solbakken’s side closed in on a first World Cup appearance since 1998.

The current qualifying equation

The result marked a seventh consecutive win in qualifying, leaving Norway six points clear at the top of Group I and boasting a goal difference 19 better than Italy’s.=

Should Italy fail to beat Moldova later on Thursday, Norway’s place at the 2026 World Cup will be confirmed. Even if Italy win, overturning the sizeable goal difference in a single remaining fixture appears all but impossible.

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