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•England historically dominated early matches against Norway, winning their first five encounters.
•Since 1981, the rivalry has been closer with England winning two, Norway one, and three draws in their last six meetings.
•Norway's memorable 1993 World Cup qualifying victory marked a significant moment for their football history.
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It’s been a lot closer between the two nations since then. In six subsequent meetings, England are two wins to one up with three draws, but it’s Norway’s sole victory that lingers longest in the memory: Oslo 1993, and a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win that marked the beginning of the end for poor old Graham Taylor. The famous yelps of “Do I not like that!” and “Can we not knock it?!” came earlier in that ill-fated campaign against Poland, but Phil Neal stole the show in Oslo with his spot-on impersonation of a lyrebird, while Taylor himself delivered a couple of off-screen “aw fucking hell”s that were a masterclass in comic timing and bathos. He was a good man, Graham; time’s been kind.
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→England historically dominated early matches against Norway, winning their first five encounters.
→Since 1981, the rivalry has been closer with England winning two, Norway one, and three draws in their last six meetings.
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