Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland will miss the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany after his country of birth, Norway was defeated 1-0 by Spain on Monday night.

The ex-Dortmund star struggled to impress, with Spain’s Gavi scoring the game’s only goal for Spain to end Norway’s chances of reaching the finals next summer.

Spain is joined by Scotland as both secured spots in the top two with 15 points from six games, with Norway third with 10 points having played a game more.

Turkey also thrashed Latvia 4-0 to make sure they will finish among the qualifying places.

Spain rarely gave Haaland a chance to show his brilliance, much to the delight of their manager, Luis de la Fuente.

“It’s the work of the whole team, from the first forward to the goalkeeper, especially the defence, the centre-backs were spectacular,” he said.

“But it was the whole team, it was a complete game.

“When you have attitude and enthusiasm you can overcome any adversity. Danger can come from those situations and we dealt with it excellently, against a powerful team in that aspect of the game.”