Norway’s 2023 World Cup campaign until Sunday had been defined by lacklustre football, reported discontent in the locker room as one star was benched and another absent due to injury, and a single point and zero goals from two games. It left world’s 12th-ranked team on the brink of elimination in the group stage.
Then came Sunday’s decisive match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, where a plucky Philippines side with hopes of making history were the victims of all of Norway’s frustrations being channelled into a comprehensive performance.
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