Norway squad named for Romania World Cup playoffs

Norway will face Romania in crucial World Cup playoff matches on October 9th (away) and October 13th (home). The squad includes established players like Caroline Graham Hansen, Guro Reiten, and Ingrid Syrstad Engen, but notably absent is Toppseriens top scorer Katarina Dybvik Sunde, who has scored 25 goals in 16 league matches this season. game-sweetbonanza.com

Coach Grainger acknowledged Sunde's talent but emphasized the competitive nature of squad selection: 'For me it's many who are fighting for places on the national team. It's important to talk about competition for places, you also have to look at the progress of the players.' Norway finished second in their qualifying group, behind Germany, and only the group winners qualified directly.