Haaland helps Norway beat Wales in Nations League

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Norway beat Wales 3-1 at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo in their UEFA Nations League Group A4 match, with goals from Antonio Nusa, Andreas Schjelderup and Erling Haaland. Nusa struck first with a fine strike into the bottom left corner, and substitute Schjelderup tapped home a pass from Haaland to give the hosts a commanding lead.

Wales had looked the better side in the first half and had chances to take the lead, most notably through Daniel James on three occasions, but they unravelled after half-time. David Brooks' sublime chipped finish sparked hopes of a comeback, but Haaland's penalty, won after Connor Roberts pushed Schjelderup down in the box, ended that late momentum.S2

The defeat leaves Craig Bellamy's side bottom of Group A4 on three points, with the threat of relegation to the second tier of the Nations League now looming. Wales can no longer finish above Norway because of their inferior head-to-head record, even if they beat leaders Portugal in their final group game on Tuesday. They can still avoid automatic relegation to tier B if they do not finish as one of the two worst bottom-placed sides in tier A, though a relegation play-off against a tier B side would be the alternative.S2

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Haaland helps Norway beat Wales in Nations League

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The brief

Norway beat Wales 3-1 at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo in their UEFA Nations League Group A4 match, with goals from Antonio Nusa, Andreas Schjelderup and Erling Haaland. Nusa struck first with a fine strike into the bottom left corner, and substitute Schjelderup tapped home a pass from Haaland to give the hosts a commanding lead.

Wales had looked the better side in the first half and had chances to take the lead, most notably through Daniel James on three occasions, but they unravelled after half-time. David Brooks' sublime chipped finish sparked hopes of a comeback, but Haaland's penalty, won after Connor Roberts pushed Schjelderup down in the box, ended that late momentum.S2

The defeat leaves Craig Bellamy's side bottom of Group A4 on three points, with the threat of relegation to the second tier of the Nations League now looming. Wales can no longer finish above Norway because of their inferior head-to-head record, even if they beat leaders Portugal in their final group game on Tuesday. They can still avoid automatic relegation to tier B if they do not finish as one of the two worst bottom-placed sides in tier A, though a relegation play-off against a tier B side would be the alternative.S2

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S1 BBC 1 report · EN
S2 SkysportsLead 1 report · EN