A n tonio Nusa was one of Norway’s standout performers in their 3-1 win over neighbours Sweden.

Our attacking player caused problems from the start, including with a dangerous ball across goal in the build-up to the opener, before adding Norway’s second himself. Nusa received the ball on the left side of the box, shifted it inside and picked out the far corner with a composed finish (18’). It was his eighth goal in 23 appearances for his country.

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With star striker Erling Haaland rested, Toni took on even more responsibility in Norway’s attack, got into several dangerous shooting positions and gave himself a real confidence boost before heading to the USA. He came close to a second after the break too, narrowly missing the target with a similar move (56’).

Norway’s other goals came from centre-forward Jörgen Strand Larsen, who had lifted the Conference League trophy with Crystal Palace in Leipzig just a few days earlier. Sweden offered little going forward for long spells, were denied on several occasions by our former goalkeeper Örjan Nyland (now of Sevilla) and only pulled one back late on through Liverpool’s Alexander Isak (76’).