Sweden could barely lay a glove on Belgium and Austria, gaining just one point in their four meetings as they finished third – but last week’s 3-0 defeat to Azerbaijan was a complete disaster. His national side haven’t seen the best of the Newcastle United forward lately, having scored just once in the last two years. Injury prevented Alexander Isak from playing a major role in Sweden’s qualification campaign, appearing just three times.
A 1-1 draw in Georgia in March didn’t help their prospects either.Įrling Haaland expected to be fit for Liverpool clash Norway were not handed a particularly difficult group, with Scotland among the lowest-ranked nations to come out of Pot 2 Spain, Georgia and Cyprus made up the rest of Group A.īut they won just three of their eight games, with defeat to the Scots in June proving crucial. Having scored six goals during the campaign, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was among the top goalscorers in qualifying, but results simply weren’t good enough. Five top Premier League players that won’t be at Euro 2024:Įven with the most lethal finisher in European football among their ranks, Norway could not qualify for the 24-team Euros.
