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Turkey thump Haaland's Norway 3-0 after new Qatar protest

Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group G - Norway v Turkey - La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain - March 27, 2021. Norway's Erling Haaland in action. [REUTERS/Jon Nazca]

Ozan Tufan scored two superb goals as Turkey cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway, who had substitute Kristian Thorstvedt sent off late on in the Group G World Cup qualifying clash on Saturday.

Playing their home game in Malaga due to coronavirus restrictions in Oslo, the Norwegians protested about the Qatar World Cup for the second time in four days by wearing t-shirts that called for human rights to be respected.

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