Interpretation of the European World Cup from another perspective: 11: 1 - away game against Italy, Norway still has no confidence

In the European World Cup, most fans focus on strong teams such as France, Spain, England, and Portugal. For matches like Norway vs. Moldova, it will be over. Unless you are an exclusive fan of Norway or Haaland, it will be difficult for you to deeply cultivate such a game. Perhaps, the only gimmick is how many goals Haaland wants to score when facing the European bottom.

I have to say that many people were still shocked when they saw the result of 11:1. After all, Norway is not the top European team, and they rarely have the ability and courage to take tough measures against weak teams. Most of the scores reaching double-digits are made by teams like France and Germany. Therefore, this Norwegian operation has indeed refreshed everyone's perception. Especially Haaland, who scored 5 goals alone. The last time there was an example of such a top superstar playing the masterpiece of the Five Sons, it was Messi in 2022. Argentina had 5:0 Estonia's friendly match, and Messi scored all goals by himself. But obviously, the World Cup qualifiers are not comparable to those in a friendly match, so Haaland's five sons are obviously more valuable, although Moldova's strength is not much different from Estonia. However, if we draw a different perspective and interpret this 11:1 from a different perspective, we may be able to read out new content. Let's put it this way, although the situation in Norway is very good in this World Cup qualifier, they still do not have enough confidence in their strongest opponent Italy. Especially in the away game against Italy in the second leg, Norway is probably still afraid of losing, or even losing with a big score.

This involves the ranking rules for the European World Cup qualifiers group stage. If the two teams scored the same goal, then the total goal difference will be the first. Although Norway beat Italy 3:0 in the first leg, Italy has won other games so far, and there are many big score operations to beat Estonia 5:0. Assuming that Italy won all the games in the next game and got enough goal difference, Norway is still in danger of falling to second place. Therefore, earning a goal difference is the primary task in Norway's subsequent games. This 11:1 game may be to give yourself a layer of insurance, in case Norway loses to Italy in the second round, and even defeats Italy in a crushing way. Now, Norway has scored 21 goals, far surpassing Italy. So if Italy does not produce the same size output in the subsequent games, then Norway will not lose too badly as long as it faces Italy, and the top spot in the group will be basically stable. In fact, in the group stages in international competitions, some teams played big scores, but they were not confident. For example, in the 2002 World Cup, is it really necessary to win Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the first game? Perhaps, it was because Germany was at a low point at that time, and they were indeed not sure about facing Ireland and Cameroon. So, first put in a lot of effort in goal difference and take Saudi Arabia. In this way, at least we will take the lead in the goal difference dimension first. In fact, Norway won a 5:0 victory in the first leg of Moldova. Maybe at that time, the goal difference competition began. A away fight to Italy is the most dangerous battle for Norway, and Norway must consider the worst outcome. And this 11:1 is one of their weights to deal with risks. It can be said that Norway has done a good job, and I personally think that the result of their away fight in Italy will not be too bad. Even if you lose, it may be just a small loss. If nothing unexpected happens, Haaland's first World Cup is coming soon.