A respiratory virus hits Norway’s national team just before facing England in the quarterfinals

Por Antonia Osses
10 July, 2026

Fever, cough, and hoarseness have taken hold in the Norwegian camp just when they needed it least. 🤧

Ståle Solbakken, Norway’s coach, confirmed it bluntly: the delegation has more than 50 people, and in such a long tournament, some get sick. Jørgen Strand Larsen missed a training session due to fever, and Marcus Holmgren Pedersen had already been absent against Brazil for the same reason. Not even Solbakken himself escaped the discomfort after that historic night.

After eliminating Brazil 2-1 thanks to an Erling Haaland brace, Norway arrives in Miami this Saturday, July 11, to face England in the quarterfinals. The very country where its own star was born. ⚽🇳🇴

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