Team Norway is heading into the biggest match in its national team history: the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against England in Miami, while fighting off a wave of sickness that has quietly dogged the squad throughout the tournament. The team's manager, Ståle Solbakken, confirmed this week that fatigue and illness have been circulating through the group, even as the team rides high off a statement win over Brazil.
Norway punched its ticket to the quarterfinals with a commanding victory over Brazil, powered by two goals from Erling Haaland, sending the Scandinavian nation into its first-ever World Cup quarterfinal. But the run hasn't come without cost: striker Jorgen Strand Larsen missed Norway's tournament opener due to illness, and Marcus Holmgren Pedersen was ruled out of the Round of 16 win over Brazil after coming down with a bug of his own. Solbakken himself was seen coughing during a recent press conference.
