The defenders in the fetal position.

Norway secured a 3-1 victory in Italy this Sunday evening, officially confirming their qualification for the 2026 World Cup!

With 24 points out of a possible 24, the team quite simply won… all of their matches during these qualifiers.

The Drillos Løvene will thus play in the third World Cup in their history, their first since 1998.

Scoring twice this Sunday evening, Erling Haaland will experience his first major international tournament with Norway!

Second-placed Italy, meanwhile, will go into the play-offs.

This promises to be a highly perilous mental challenge for the four-time world champions, who have been absent from the World Cup finals since 2014. In fact, the Squadra Azzurra has suffered two consecutive eliminations… in the play-offs.

The draw for these will take place this Thursday, November 20. The matches will be held in March.

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📸 ALBERTO PIZZOLI – AFP or licensors