Norway, Italy and World Cup
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Italian journalist Paolo Condo heaped praise on Italy star Francesco Pio Esposito following a morale-wracking 4-1 loss to Norway.Condo waxed lyrical about the Inter Milan prodigy in his latest
Italy requires a minor miracle if it’s to bag automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup on Sunday when it travels to the San Siro to take on Italy. Erling Haaland and company have enjoyed a seamless run through UEFA qualifying thus far and sit atop Group I, three points ahead of Italy and with a far superior goal difference.
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Norway’s big week in World Cup qualification marred by player’s admission about illegal video
One of the biggest weeks in Norwegian soccer for a generation risks being tarnished by the admission from a leading player that he is likely to be convicted of sharing an illegal video.
Unnerved by the Ukraine war and U.S. President Donald Trump's whiplash statements on defending Europe, Norway could allow its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, to invest in major defence companies from 2027 after a more than 20-year hiatus.
Italy suffered their worst home defeat in 70 years with a 4-1 loss against Norway to close the World Cup qualification campaign, a result which confirms the national team’s poor record when playing
Live Science reports that a 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and unusual wooden objects have been recovered from melting ice in western Norway’s Aurlandsfjellet area, some 4,600 feet above sea level. “These are items we would never find in ordinary excavations,