Norway clearly defeats Italy: World Cup qualifier becomes a nightmare for Azzurri!

Norway clearly defeats Italy: World Cup qualifier becomes a nightmare for Azzurri!

Norwegen, Norwegen - Norway has achieved an impressive victory against Italy in the World Cup qualification for 2026. With a clear 3: 0, the Norwegian team triumphed over the Azzurri and thus strengthened their ambitions to participate in the World Cup. The goals for Norway scored Alexander Sörloth, Antonio Nusa and the star player Erling Haaland, who also celebrated his 41st goal in just 42 international matches with his third goal. Loud Saxon Norway led 3-0 at halftime and gave Italy no chance of reacting to the deficit.

Italy's coach Luciano Spalletti sees itself with great challenges after this defeat. Italy could miss the World Cup for the third time in a row. In the current group situation, the team is behind Norway and has to worry about the direct qualification. Only the group winner qualifies directly, the runner-up has to go to the play-offs. The other opponents of Italy in Group I are Moldova, Estonia and Israel. Sport BILD reports that Italy had no significant way in the second half to shorten the gap.

Norway on the way to the WM

With this victory, Norway now has nine points after three games in Group I and is still unbeaten. This promises good chances of a direct qualification for the World Cup, which starts on June 11, 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Fussball-Wm.Pro indicates that a total of 48 teams will take part in the World Cup, including 16 European countries. So the path for Norway could be paved.

In another group of the World Cup qualification, Croatia played impressively against Gibraltar and won 7-0. Andrej Kramarić was the outstanding player with two goals. The Czech Republic was also able to prevail and won 2-0 against Montenegro, which continues to keep competitive conditions exciting.

For Germany, another important game will be coming up next Sunday when the team meets France in the game for third place in the Nations League. The victory of Norway could help Germany to move to tenth place in the FIFA world rankings, which improves the chances of a better starting position in future qualifications.

Overall, the World Cup qualification for 2026 shows an exciting development in European football, with dramatic games and important results that will decide on direct qualifications.