Soccer-Clinical Norway hand Italy painful 3-0 defeat

Soccer Football - World Cup - European Qualifiers - Group I - Norway v Italy - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - June 6, 2025 Norway's Antonio Nusa celebrates scoring their second goal Lise Aserud/NTB via REUTERS

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway stunned Italy with a 3-0 win on Friday, handing the visitors a humiliating start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.

In Group I, Norway lead the standings with nine points after three matches. Italy were playing their first match in the qualifying campaign.