Norway and Wales have named their starting squads for their Nations League Matchday 5 meeting at the Ullevaal Stadion on Saturday.
Either team will surely be out of contention for the quarter-finals if they lose, while wales it will ensure they don’t go down if they win and Denmark will avoid defeat in their simultaneous match in Portugal.
Norway they have lost their last three games, including a 2-1 defeat in Wales on Matchday 3, and will go down if they suffer another defeat and Denmark earn a point.
Wales suffered a third defeat from their first four games of the campaign with a 1–0 defeat at home to the red and whites on 4 October.
Norway have confirmed the starting team against Wales
Crystal Palace striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has withdrawn from the Norway squad with an ankle injury.
Derby County defender Sondre Langas has not been involved due to a groin problem.
Norway: Selvik, Moller Wolfe, Heggem, Ajer, Ryerson, Nusa, Aasgaard, Berge, Bobb, Odegaard, Haaland
Substitutes: to follow
Wales vs Norway full Nations League line-up
Goalkeeper Karl Darlow, defender Joe Rodon and forward Harry Wilson are among the Wales players back from injury.
Defender Ben Cabango and winger Sorba Thomas are suspended. Goalkeeper Joe Duncan could make his debut from the bench.
Wales: Darlow, Dasilva, Davies, Rodon, Williams, James, Cullen, Ampadu, Wilson, Johnson, Koumas
Substitutes: to follow
Where to watch Norway vs Wales: Nations League TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET / 09:00 PT), with live UK coverage on BBC Two and S4C.
Streaming is on the BBC Sport website and on BBC iPlayer.
For worldwide coverage, visit UEFA List of international broadcasters of the League of Nations.
Norway vs Wales stats, Nations League form
- Each of these teams has four wins in the game, with the most recent of their four draws coming in a 0-0 draw at the Ullevaal Stadion in May 2004.
- This is the only goalless stalemate in their last 10 meetings, with each of the last three editions featuring at least three goals.
- Norway’s tally of three points from four games in their first A-League campaign is their fewest so far in the Nations League and four short of their previous lowest total of seven in 2024/25.
- They have won 10 of their 14 League of Nations home games (D1 D3) and scored in each of their last nine games in the global competition
- The country’s all-time leading goalscorer, Erling Haaland, is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Nations League, with 22 goals in 20 appearances.
- Wales have kept a clean sheet in nine games and have never beaten Norway in five attempts (D2 D3)
- They won the last three games between the sides, all in Wales, but have lost all five of their A-League games away from home in the Nations League.
- One of their ten A-League games in the Nations League have ended in victory (1 D1 D8), while they have failed to score in their last three games in the competition on the road.
- Their win against Norway in Cardiff is Wales’ only win in their last eight games and the only game in their last four in which they have scored.
- Craig Bellamy’s side have conceded a goal or less in eight of their last 10 games, conceding exactly twice in each of their other two games.
Nations League table: full standings updated
League A – Group A
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position 1, 2: Play Offs: Quarter-finals
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position 3: Possible play-off
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position 4: Possible relegation
League A – Group B
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position 1, 2: Play Offs: Quarter-finals
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position 3: Possible play-off
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position 4: Possible relegation
League A – Group C
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position 1, 2: Play Offs: Quarter-finals
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position 3: Possible play-off
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position 4: Possible relegation
League A – Group D
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position 1, 2: Play Offs: Quarter-finals
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position 3: Possible play-off
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position 4: Possible relegation
League B – Group A
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
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position 4: Relegation Playoffs
League B – Group B
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
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position 4: Relegation Playoffs
League B – Group C
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
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position 4: Relegation Playoffs
League B – Group D
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
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position 4: Relegation Playoffs
League C – Group A
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
League C – Group B
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
League C – Group C
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
League C – Group D
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position 1: Promotion
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position 2: Promotion play-offs
League D – Group A
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position 1, 2, 3: Promotion
League D – Group B
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position 1, 2, 3: Promotion
