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On Sunday, you could cheer for Norway’s great victory at Ullevaal. So you could cheer again for a draw in Croatia.
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With the 1-1 result between Croatia and Portugal, Norway is guaranteed seeding group two in the World Cup qualification.
What does seeding group two mean? The simple answer: an easier path to the World Cup in the USA and Canada in 2026.
Why? Because there you want to face simpler opposition than in the third seeding group.
– It can be important, and there are some very good teams in seeding group three, which are perhaps better than more in seeding group two. But basically it is a big advantage to be in group two instead of three, said national team manager Ståle Solbakken during the press conference Thursday.
A place in pot two was very likely before tonight’s round – 98 percent probability for it Football Meets Data. A total of five results had to go against Norway in order for the other seeding to succeed.
And so they didn’t. Thus, Norway will be able to have a slightly simpler path to the championship in 2026.
Ståle Solbakken’s men will in any case face tough opposition from the team that is waiting from the 1st seeding level. Among other big guns like France, Spain and England are located there.
The draw for the group stage in the WC qualification takes place on December 13. The twelve group winners qualify directly for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico in 2026, while 2nd place holds play-offs for the last World Cup tickets from Europe.
If Norway ends up outside the top two in their qualifying group, Ståle Solbakken’s men are almost guaranteed a place in the play-off anyway. Norway ensured that with a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan and victory in the national league’s group B3 on Sunday.
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