Euro 2008 finalists Germany were beaten by Norway for the first time since 1936 as midfielder Christian Grindheim scored to inflict a 1-0 defeat on the hosts in Wednesday's friendly.
The 25-year-old Grindheim's second-half goal was greeted with stunned silence by the home crowd. Germany are ranked second in the world, under FIFA's listings, with Norway 54 places below in 56th and while Germany are top of
their World Cup qualifying group, Norway are bottom, but none of those facts was obvious on the field.
With Norway missing seven of their first choice players, coach Egil Olsen had been forced into playing Thorstein Helstad from French club Le Mans as his lone striker, but the guests' defensive game paid dividends.
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Euro 2008 finalists Germany were beaten by Norway for the first time since 1936 as midfielder Christian Grindheim scored to inflict a 1-0 defeat on the hosts in Wednesday's friendly.
The 25-year-old Grindheim's second-half goal was greeted with stunned silence by the home crowd. Germany are ranked second in the world, under FIFA's listings, with Norway 54 places below in 56th and while Germany are top of
their World Cup qualifying group, Norway are bottom, but none of those facts was obvious on the field.
With Norway missing seven of their first choice players, coach Egil Olsen had been forced into playing Thorstein Helstad from French club Le Mans as his lone striker, but the guests' defensive game paid dividends.
