OSLO :After Norway’s 5-0 victory over visitors Israel in a qualifier on Saturday put them on the verge of their first World Cup since 1998, coach Stale Solbakken and hat-trick hero Erling Haaland insisted the focus remains solely on winning the next match.

With the emphatic result giving table-topping Norway six victories from six and a positive 26 goal difference in Group I, it would take a major setback to stop them reaching their first World Cup this century.

A home match against Estonia and a clash away to second-placed Italy - who are six points behind Norway with a game in hand - in November are all that remain to be overcome.

The group winners go directly to the finals in North America next year while the runners-up go into the playoffs.

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