Norway moved to the brink of their first World Cup appearance in 28 years after Erling Haaland and Alexander Sorloth each scored twice in a commanding win over Estonia, securing their seventh straight qualifying victory and maintaining a three-point lead over Italy with a vastly superior goal difference.
Despite a wasteful first half, Norway surged ahead through Sorloth’s quickfire double before Haaland added two more to seal the result, with Estonia’s late reply proving only a consolation.
Italy’s late 2-0 win over Moldova keeps the group mathematically open, but Norway remain overwhelming favourites to qualify with one match left.
