Malaga (Spain), March 21 (EFE) .- The Norwegian soccer team, which includes Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland or midfielder Martin Odegaard, on loan from Real Madrid to Arsenal, began a concentration in Marbella this Sunday It will last until Monday, March 29 to prepare its first three qualifying matches for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Norwegian team, led by Stale Solbakken, already worked this Sunday morning at the facilities of the Marbella Football Center, a benchmark venue for football in that country on the Costa del Sol for both Eliteserien (First Division) and OBOS clubs. -ligaen (Second).
On this first day of concentration, neither Haaland nor Odegaard were present, since the forward played on Saturday with his team in the German league in the Cologne field, where he was the author of the two goals in the tie to two with which the match.
Odegaard, for his part, delays his arrival in Malaga as he has an English league match against West Ham on his agenda this Sunday.
The 20-year-old fashion forward and the team’s new 22-year-old captain are scheduled to join the Norwegian squad on Monday and start work that day or Tuesday, sources from the Norwegian delegation reported.
Norway does not play home matches in its country due to the quarantine required by the health authorities due to covid-19, which is why Solbakken, who took over as coach three months ago, has moved to Spain with his first list of summoned.
The Nordic team’s program has its first World Cup qualifying game scheduled for next Wednesday against Gibraltar at the Victoria Stadium in this British colony, which is approximately one hour by road from Marbella.
The next match will be played the following Saturday at the La Rosaleda stadium, in the Malaga capital, against Turkey, and then he will continue his concentration in Marbella until he travels to Podgorica on Monday, March 29, where the following Tuesday he will play against Montenegro in the Gradski Stadium the match of the third day of the world qualifying rounds. EFE
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