Overview
- Odegaard scored a late leveller in Norway’s 1-1 friendly with Morocco in New Jersey on Sunday after Morocco took an early lead through Brahim Díaz.
- He played about 80 minutes, registered high passing accuracy and heavy involvement in the game with reports of roughly 50 touches and 35 of 39 passes completed.
- Norwegian outlets gave mixed assessments that praised the goal and his running but flagged early mistakes, signs of fatigue and a need for more match sharpness.
- Erling Haaland had minimal influence on the match with few touches, leaving Odegaard as Norway’s main attacking spark on the night.
- The friendly is the final build-up before Norway’s Group I World Cup campaign against Iraq, Senegal and France, and Odegaard’s outing offers hope but not proof that he is fully back from an injury-hit 2025/26 season.