No Haaland on the pitch, Norway held to draw by New Zealand in friendly | OneFootball

Without Erling Haaland on the field, Norway faced New Zealand on Tuesday in Oslo. The friendly ended in a 1-1 draw, with goals from Finn Surman for the visitors and Antonio Nusa for the Norwegians.

Future of the national teams

This was Norway’s last game before facing Estonia in November in the European Qualifiers. On the other side, New Zealand, already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, played a series of friendlies between September and October without securing a win.

📋 Match summary

🔴 NORWAY 1 X 1 NEW ZEALAND ⚪ 🏆 Competition: Friendly 🏟️ Venue: Ullevaal, in Oslo (Norway) 📅 Date: October 14, 2025 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Finn Surman, 46′ of 1st half (New Zealand) ⚽ Antonio Nusa, 18′ of 2nd half (Norway)

How was the match?

Erling Haaland, Norway’s main star, was not included for the friendly to avoid physical wear. Martin Odegaard and Alexander Sorloth were also rested.

New Zealand opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the first half, but the goal was disallowed for offside. In the 46th minute, defender Finn Surman took advantage of a headed flick by Michael Boxall and finished into the back of the net. VAR confirmed the legality of the play.

Early in the second half, the New Zealanders had chances to extend their lead, but it was Norway who equalized. Antonio Nusa, in the 18th minute, received on the left and struck across goal to score for the Norwegians.

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