Erling Haaland noticed his dream of event football dashed for the second successive time after Norway got here up brief in a 2-zero defeat in opposition to the Netherlands in their very last game of UEFA qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Borussia Dortmund striker had was hoping to fireplace his nation to a niche at next yr's showpiece event, having helped Stale Solbakken's side into a 3-way race with the Oranje and Turkey.
However past due goals for Steven Bergwijn and Memphis Depay ended Norway's hopes following a suit where they have been 2d-best during, with Louis van Gaal's side taking their place as institution winners.
Following a year which saw the kingdom nearly come to make a historical boycott of subsequent 12 months's tournament, narrowly averted with the aid of powerbrokers in June, interest became to the question of whether or not Haaland, captain Martin Odegaard and corporation could certainly book a niche in any respect.
Having last certified for a World Cup greater than two decades in the past - once they featured at France 1998 - the wait to give up a irritating exodus from the largest showpiece in the game had in no way appeared brighter with their raft of young skills in the blend.
Yet against a properly-drilled Dutch aspect themselves looking to avoid some other World Cup absence, they were limited in both ownership and possibility, even though saved within the mix via distinctive feature of a goalless encounter till the very last short while.
Bergwijn's 84th-minute end successfully broke their remedy and a 2d in harm time for Depay way that Haaland misses out all over again on match soccer, with Norway having been absent from this yr's rearranged Euro 2020 too.
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