“It is a complicated ankle injury. As Martin has done very little training in the last few weeks, it is natural that his body is not fully ready at the moment. After talking with him, we agreed that it would be best for him to return to London and continue his rehabilitation.” Odegaard’s absence was explained by the doctor of the Norwegian national team Ola Sand.

Before the last two rounds in group B3 Norway has seven points, as do Austria and Slovenia, while Kazakhstan is last with one point.

Viewers in Croatia will continue to be able to watch the program of the regional sports channel Sport Klub on Telemachu, Total TV, OptiTV and via the EON platform, which is available to all viewers.