According to Tasnim news agency, Erling Holland missed the chance to accompany the Norwegian national team in the match against Spain in the qualifying stage of Euro 2024. This happened due to the injury of the star of the attack line of the Manchester City club in the groin area; Of course, it does not seem that the injury of the former star of Dortmund is serious and this decision was made more in order to prevent the aggravation of his injury.
City manager Pep Guardiola substituted Holland midway through the second half in both of their last two games against Leipzig in the Champions League and then in the FA Cup, and did not allow him to stay on until the end of the match.
As a result of Holland’s injury, the Norwegian Football Federation released an official statement announcing the decision of the team’s technical staff to exempt the City star from continuing in the camp and withdrawing this player from the national team.
The national teams of Spain and Norway will line up against each other next Saturday at 20:45 Tehran time in Group A of Euro 2024 qualifiers in the city of Malaga, Spain. This is the first game of the Matadors under the guidance of their new head coach Luis Delafuente.