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Andreas Schjelderup will be a confirmed absence from Benfica for the next two weeks. The information was advanced by the Club da Luz itself, which through its official platforms, revealed that the young winger has been called up to join the training camp of the Norwegian national team.

Through its official account on social network X, formerly Twitter, the eagles announced the call of the forward, who will be part of the Nordic team's delegation, to continue his good form in the qualification phase for the 2026 World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Given as a name that will appear in tomorrow's starting team, against Fenerbahçe, the number 21, after the duel with Alverca, will head to his native country where, alongside names like Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard, he will participate in the qualification games, first against Finland, on September 4 and, five days later, a match against Moldova.

It is worth remembering that Norway has been having a very positive qualification phase. So far, Andreas Schjelderup's team has played four matches, one of them against Italy, where they always came out victorious, thus leading the table with 12 points, being close to a possible qualification.

In 2024/2025, with the Benfica jersey, Andreas Schjelderup - currently valued at 15 million euros - participated in 40 official games with the Benfica jersey: 20 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, seven in the Portuguese Cup, three in the League Cup and three in the Club World Cup. In the 1,519 minutes played, the international winger for Norway scored five goals and made seven assists.

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