– I would say it is surprising. This is how news expert Carl-Erik Torp comments on the results in several WC warm-up matches in recent weeks. news EXPERT: Carl-Erik Torp Photo: Julia Marie Naglestad / news Torp clarifies that the teams obviously do not take too many chances so close to a championship, and that no one wants to risk getting players injured. – But even with that premise, it is surprising that there are no other results, he believes. Several medal candidates have struggled to deliver against much lower ranked teams. World number two Germany suffered an embarrassing defeat against Zambia (ranked 77), Morocco, ranked 72, managed draws against both Switzerland and Italy, and European champions England never found the back of the net against Portugal. news’s experts agree that the surprises bode well before the World Cup: – It is first and foremost great fun to see that supposedly inferior nations can assert themselves against those that are ranked high, says Elise Thorsnes. – Very sensational. She is in place in New Zealand to follow the WC as an expert for news, and she admits that the WC run-up has shown that the championship can be unpredictable. – It is not a given which teams will advance from the group stage, and it is more difficult to pick out some favorites than before. – It shows that it can be an even WC where several teams can assert themselves, she continues. news EXPERT: Elise Thorsnes Photo: Jula Marie Naglestad / news Thorsnes emphasizes – like Torp – that the results in such matches can be a little tricky, as both new players and formations are tested. – But the most surprising thing is perhaps Zambia’s result against Germany, she believes. WC commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith completely agrees. – Some of these results are very startling. The vast majority of the presumed WC favorites have struggled with weak results in 2023, he says. news COMMENTATOR: Andreas Stabrun Smith Photo: Julia Marie Naglestad / news – Most surprising are Germany’s results. A narrow victory over Vietnam and a loss to Zambia do not belong anywhere. But then at least they have been warned before the World Cup opener against Morocco, says Stabrun Smith. Both he and Thorsnes point out that this shows a development over time where teams from all over the world are taking big steps, and that the championship looks very open. The same is said by Ingrid B Kvernvolden, who will be a WC expert for news: – Taking the results in the practice matches into account, we can hopefully expect one of the most open championships in a long time. It would have been very fun. – Hope we don’t have to see 13-0 games Norway is in a group with the Philippines, Switzerland and host nation New Zealand. The former in particular is expected to be a toss-up. – For Norway, this means that the match against the Philippines will not necessarily be as easy as you think. But Norway tends to be good there. I am more worried that Norway will not collect enough points against Switzerland and New Zealand to advance. But I have faith, that is, Stabrun Smith points out. Torp agrees that the World Cup looks open, but he still believes that certain calisthenics cannot be avoided. – I hope we don’t have to see 13-0 games, like we saw when the USA beat Thailand at the last World Cup, he recalls. Football World Cup in Australia and New Zealand Organized from 20 July to 20 August in Australia and New Zealand. 32 countries participate in the championship. news and Viaplay will each broadcast half of the matches on TV. The news matches are also broadcast on news TV. All are broadcast digitally on Viaplay. news broadcasts, among other things, Norway’s opening game, four round of 16 finals, two quarter-finals, a semi-final and the final on TV. Norway will face New Zealand, Switzerland and the Philippines in the group stage.
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