Confirmed Team News & Starting XI

Norway hosts Denmark this Thursday, September 24, in a Matchday 1 of 6 UEFA Nations League fixture. Both sides are in the same group as Portugal and Wales.

Norway are coming off a historic World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada, reaching the quarter-finals before losing narrowly to England 2-1. In the July 11 game, Andreas Schjelderup scored Norway’s only goal.

Before that, Erling Haaland’s team defeated and eliminated Brazil 2-1 on July 5 in the Round of 16. They also eliminated Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 in the Round of 32.

In the group stage, they lost 4-1 to France on the final matchday but defeated Iraq 4-1 and Senegal 3-2.

Denmark, meanwhile, were eliminated in the World Cup qualifiers, specifically in the final, when they lost to the Czech Republic on March 31. The match ended 2-2 in regular time, and the Czech Republic won on penalties, 3-1.