Spain qualified this Sunday for the 2024 Euro Cup after beating Norway 1-0which lost any chance of being in the continental competition in Germany next year.
A goal with suspense Gavi (49) gave the Red the necessary victory to seal the ticket to the Euro Cup and first place in Group A, tied at 15 points with Scotland, second, which also secured classification with this result.
Norway They remained in third position in the group, five points behind the Spaniards and the Scots, but with only one more game to play, making it impossible for them to catch up to their rivals.
The men of Luis de la Fuente They will fight to qualify as group winners in November in their matches against Georgia and Cyprus.
Spain She took the field in Oslo ready to take the three points she needed to guarantee passage, but it cost her against the good defense of Norway, who left the initiative to his rival.
Spain He only had scares on the rare occasions when the Norwegians managed to connect with their scorer ERling Haaland.
The Manchester City striker upset the Spanish defender Robin Le Normand, who would end up being replaced in the second half by David Garciato avoid a possible expulsion after seeing a first yellow.
Haaland He was about to open the scoring after a great ride, in which he left Le Normand behind, but Aymeric Laporte He managed to put his foot in to prevent him from completing his play when he was already standing in front of the goal (46).
The Nordic giant then had the chance to tie with a shot from the center of Alexander Sorloth that the goalkeeper stopped Unai Simon (83).
Haaland, Author of a double on Thursday in the 4-0 win against Cyprus, he was finally unable to repeat this Sunday against La Roja and prevent the elimination of his team, which after not being in the Qatar 2022 World Cup will also not be in Germany 2024.
Unable to reach inside, Spain He looked for his opportunities coming from the wings and with shots from outside the area. Dani Carvajal (28) or Rodrigo Hernández ‘Rodri’ (44).
The goal came at the right time
Spain he thought he was ahead of himself when Alvaro Morata He pushed a deflected ball by Strandberg into the nets while trying to intercept a cross, but the VAR review led to the goal being annulled (20).
The captain of La Roja could not repeat this Sunday after having opened the scoring last Thursday against Scotland (2-0).
La Roja found the goal as soon as they returned from the break when the young Gavi He took advantage of a series of rebounds in the area to make it 1-0 (49).
The goal went up on the scoreboard after several minutes of uncertainty while the video referee reviewed the action for a possible offside.
The goal gave peace of mind to Spain, who tried to maintain control of the ball, against a Norway that, with nothing to lose, went all out in search of a tie, which could give it some hope.
The Norwegian coach Stale Solbakken He brought in forwards Antonio Nusa and Sorloth (58) to give more bite to his attack.
Nusa He tried with a shot that the goalkeeper stopped Unai Simon (65), which was not too demanding this Sunday.
Spain ended up suffering pressure and insistence from Norway, but resisted to take the victory and a place in the European Championship.
Source: Ambito
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