😱 Not in World Cup form yet! Superstar with just 4 touches in friendly | OneFootball

For the first time since 1998, the Norwegian national team will be taking part in a World Cup this summer.

Norway are currently spectacularly well stocked in attack, played an outstanding qualifying campaign, and are therefore seen in North America as something of a dark horse.

The team’s undisputed superstar is, of course, Erling Haaland. The world-class Manchester City striker is expected to fire the Scandinavians at least into the knockout stage.

To do that, however, Norway’s providers around Martin Ødegaard and Dortmund crossing king Julian Ryerson will have to bring out the best in their exceptional talent far more than they did in yesterday’s friendly against Morocco.

In the 1-1 draw against the team that finished fourth at the 2022 World Cup, Haaland managed just four(!) touches of the ball — in a full 72 minutes, no less. The goal machine had not recorded so few touches in any match for seven years.

So there is still plenty of work to do before the opener against Iraq (June 17) for highly rated Norway and its wonder striker. 

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