Overview
- The match on Monday saw Norway beat Senegal 3-2 with Martin Odegaard playing the full 90 minutes and setting up Erling Haaland’s goal, a result that secured Norway a place in the World Cup Round of 32.
- Norwegian outlets gave positive assessments of Odegaard’s game, with NRK awarding 7/10 and praising his off-the-ball pressing and overall influence on Norway’s attacking play.
- In the first half Odegaard missed a clear scoring chance but quickly made amends by driving forward and threading the assist to Haaland; match stats reported 37 passes, 25 carries and 66 touches across 90 minutes.
- Manager Ståle Solbakken has suggested Odegaard could be rested for the Group I meeting with France as part of fitness management and preparation for the last-32 tie.
- Odegaard enters the tournament after an injury-hit 2025/26 season in which he still managed nine goal contributions, and his World Cup form has reopened questions about Arsenal’s summer plans and transfer talk.