Soccer-Jet lag is the first opponent as Norway prepare for World Cup opener in New Zealand

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Albania v Norway - Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania - November 25, 2021 Norway's Maren Mjelde REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The Norwegian team have been doing everything they can to adjust to the time difference ahead of their opening Women's World Cup game against hosts New Zealand on July 20, with training, crosswords and board games all part of their plan.

The Norwegian capital of Oslo is 10 hours behind Auckland, where Hege Riise's squad have been battling to recalibrate their body clocks after travelling halfway round the world.