Norway vs Sweden LIVE: Larsen gives the local team the lead (1-0)

Jørgen Strand Larsen redirected a shot with his head to open the scoring for Norway.

Erling Haaland was not included in this match, but he is present in one of the suits, supporting his teammates.

The opening minutes are being played cautiously by both teams

Norway and Sweden are now playing their international friendly in Oslo.

Norway and Sweden are ready to kick off the match!

Both teams, after completing their pre-match warm-ups, are now waiting for the start of this big encounter.

Fans are slowly arriving at the stadium, looking forward to a great clash between two very familiar nations. Norway and Sweden have faced each other 109 times in international history.

The head-to-head record clearly favors Sweden, with 58 wins, compared to 26 victories for Norway, and 25 draws.

Unlike Norway, Sweden played their most recent matches in official competition, ultimately securing qualification for the next World Cup through the playoffs.

Ukraine 1-3 Sweden, March 26th
Sweden 3-2 Poland, March 31st

Norway played two other friendly matches at the end of March, prior to these fixtures:

Netherlands 2 -1 Norway, March 27th
Norway 0-0 Switzerland, March 31st

Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard are not playing this friendly match, as the coach opted to give them rest.

Both players were in action until recently with their clubs in the Premier League.

This will be Norway’s starting XI for the friendly against Sweden:

Örjan Nyland; David Moller Wolfe, Torbjörn Heggem, Kristoffer Ajer, Julian Ryerson; Antonio Nusa, Sander Berge, Fredrik Aursnes; Oscar Bobb, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Alexander Sorloth.

Here are the eleven players Sweden will start with!

Widell Zetterstrom; Adam Johansson, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Isak Hien, Eric Anders Smith, Daniel Svensson; Lucas Bergvall, Jesper Karlstrom, Yasin Ayari; Anthony Elanga, Gustaf Nilsson.

Next Thursday, June 4, Sweden will play their final friendly ahead of the World Cup. The match will be against Greece in Stockholm.

Norway and Morocco will play the final friendly match on June 7 at Red Bull Arena, located in New Jersey, United States.

This match will serve as the final test ahead of the World Cup for the Scandinavians.

The last meeting between Norway and Sweden dates back to 2022. In a UEFA Nations League match, two goals from Erling Haaland and one from Alexander Sørloth secured a 3–2 victory for Norway, while Emil Forsberg and Viktor Gyökeres scored for Sweden.

The friendly match will be officiated by a six-person refereeing team from Hungary. Balázs Berke will serve as the main referee, assisted by Balázs Buzás and Balázs Szert, while Bence Csonka will act as the fourth official.

The VAR will be handled by Ferenc Karakó, with Eszter Urbán serving as AVAR.

The match between Norway and Sweden will be played in the city of Oslo, at Ullevaal Stadion.

You can watch this game in the USA on FS2, as well as on various streaming platforms.

Welcome to another Bolavip live blog, where we'll bring you minute-by-minute coverage of everything that happens in the international friendly match between Norway and Sweden.

Both teams are aiming to be in the best possible shape for the upcoming 2026 World Cup, and this clash between two familiar rivals seems like the perfect opportunity to continue their preparations!